Today’s meditation was a ten minute long #DailyCalm session from the @Calm app.

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is The Chariot card, which is traditionally a representation of control, willpower, determination, and the strength of purpose to “take the reins” and steer yourself in the path you wish to follow.

The Chariot card has then been combined with one of the Alice’s Flowers Oracle cards, which says, “You can do it like a steam train or you can do it like you love you, and would want to wrap yourself so gently in the tenderest love. Steam train rides can be fun for sure!… but don’t forget to be very sweet to you.”

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our determination, or so focused on our end goal, that we forget that self-care is important. Everything breaks down if you don’t take care of yourself. Not just physically and mentally, but everything you’re working for as well.

When you treat yourself gently and give yourself the self-care that you need… and that includes the rest that you need when you need it, the likelihood of your success greatly improves. So does the likelihood of you being able to enjoy it once you’ve achieved what you’re aiming for.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that no matter how important what you’re doing is, or how much you push yourself or others push you to get things done, you still need rest and care. Don’t forsake yourself and your needs for future goals. In the end, this kind of behavior just slows you down and makes life miserable.

DECKS USED: GOBLIN TAROT PIP EDITION AND ALICE’S FLOWERS ORACLE

@recoverytrauma_’s Know Myself Questions for Self-Discovery
Light-Hearted but Telling Prompts : Cards used to prompt thoughts and musings.

If I could live in any place in the world where would it be?

Thought Prompts: Regret, Pensive, Advice

I have often dreamed of visiting Finland and Norway, wanting to explore the amazing forests and nature that they have in that part of the world.

I’m not entirely sure, though, if this is just me wanting to run away from the stress in my life to somewhere that is very similar to where I live now, or an actual true desire to see these forests for myself and connect with the nature there.

I have a feeling that I pretty much live just where I want to live if I were to choose anywhere in the world to be. I just regret settling in a city instead of closer to the forests I love. I suppose I still could… but it seems an awfully expensive endeavor when I can easily drive there from where I am now.

What does my “dream day” look like from morning to night?

Thought Prompts: Eclipse, Withdrawal, Acceptance → Moonstruck, Folly, Denial

My “dream day” looks like alone time of the healthy variety that allows me to enjoy nature to its fullest from the rise of the sun in the morning to the rise of the moon in the night.

Camping would be lovely. Camping alone, that is. (I’m not a fan of camping with other people.) This, of course, holds a great deal of danger and risk for me these days, and it’s something I am no longer doing due to the risks outweighing the benefits and pressure of my desire.

It’s just not safe (due to circumstances beyond my control), no matter how much I would love to withdraw from society for a bit, get lost in the woods, and just stay there for the day… or week… or month.

What colors, music, or smells make me feel happiest?

Thought Prompts: Reassurance, Calm, Detachment

The scents of forest and sea connecting, and the music of nature. My favorite place on earth is the Hoh Rainforest and La Push area. Here the colors are rich in greens and blues, grays and browns; earthy and cool. Waves whisper over beaches filled with sand and stone and drift logs, while moss and lichen hang from fragrant evergreen trees, and the forest floor is in a constant state of growth and decay.

It’s wet and ancient, and these sensory experiences are a large part of why I am happiest there.

If my heart had a theme song right now, (what would it be?)

Thought Prompts: Wait, Paralyzed, Powerless

Bother by Stonesour

Keep in mind that I’m still struggling with subdrop and craving some more of “the drown” in a desire to force it away.

What’s something I’ve always loved-since I was little?

Thought Prompts: Self-Sufficiency, Contentment, Smugness

My independence and my ability to know myself and what I want, no matter what others may say about it.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”

DECK USED: WYRD ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompts for March 24th

How are you doing spiritually at this time?

Ace of Wands; Wheel of Fortune atop Temperance Rx – You’re starting to feel a new spark of inspiration, and thus struggling with the moderation needed to keep things moving smoothly.

It’s really difficult for you to keep yourself from over-burdening yourself with responsibilities when you feel a spark of energy that can be utilized.

It’s hard to acknowledge that you can’t do all the things you want to do with that little spark, and have to “leave space” for the unexpected to come in and trip you up.

How can you improve on this in the week ahead?

The Hermit atop Sux of Wands Rx; Nine of Cups – Remember that it’s better to be alone than to people please for people that don’t matter. Your happiness does not depend on their opinions. Use that spark of energy selfishly for you rather than allowing someone else to monopolize it or take it from you entirely.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: GOBLIN TAROT PIP EDITION

I brought ice packs with me, trusting my gut telling me I’m going to need them instead if shrugging it off as not important and “just more to pack”.