Today’s meditation was an eight minute #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 28th : touch starved 
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Two of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of crossroads, difficult decisions, needing more information, seeking inward for answers, weighing one’s options, and sometimes avoidance.

Pushing people away is a choice. That means that the consequences that come with pushing people away is also a choice, whether we want to accept it or not.

For example: If you are feeling lonely or starved for the touch of others in your life, it’s not because you are unlikable our repellent. It’s because you’ve made choices that put you in your current situation.

It’s important to examine these choices. Blaming it all on everything or everyone else doesn’t help make anything better. Only seeking out the root of the problem and changing things can do that.

The message in today’s Two of Swords and the “touch starved” prompt is a reminder that our experiences are a result of the choices we make. If we’re too busy passing off the blame, we are giving away our power and ability to change things for the better.

This message encourages us to examine instead of ignore, seek answers and ownership instead of blame… and in doing so, we are offered the opportunity for each of us to create something better for ourselves out of the choices we make each and every day.

DECK USED: OTHERKIN TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
The Rise Prompt for April 28th : What does success look like for me when it is defined on my own terms?

Herbs and Page of Wands – For you, success is the opportunity and ability to pursue what interests you without worrying that it’s going to get in the way of your responsibilities.

This is because this ability only presents itself when your responsibilities are well in hand and everything is going smoothly. When things are rocky and otherwise in upheaval, there’s no time to pursue your interests without worries creeping in to tell you that you should be directing your attention elsewhere.

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 28th : What do you need to focus on for self-care for the upcoming full moon?

Three of Cups, Cactus atop Cavern – Make sure as you go about indulging in moments of “playtime” with others, that you are thinking ahead and preparing for any problems that might arise along the way. Being prepared for things to go awry will allow you to let loose and enjoy yourself more fully, not to mention allow you to stave off the harsher repercussions that could result from -not- being prepared.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: OTHERKIN TAROT AND FORCES OF NATURE ORACLE

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.