Cythia Elliott’s Positive Affirmation Oracle

Finding the Positive for May 12 – 14

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Vanessa Tarot in a Tin's Ten of Pentacles, Whispers of Dreamcatching Tarot's Temperance card, Tarot of the Kingdoms' High Priestess card

May 12 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #MayMoon26 Rise Root Return Challenge
So Below Prompt for May 12th : Creation
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Ten of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of satisfaction and stability in the area of one’s finances, resources, home, health, manifestations, and the physical world. This often translates into themes that have to do with hard earned success, accomplishments, abundance created through patience and hard work.

Just because you succeeded at something doesn’t mean that there won’t be more opportunities to come. It just means that you have bolstered your confidence for the next step in your journey.

Sometimes that next step is starting over, while other times that next step is leveling up in those things that you’ve already been working on. In either case, just like we don’t want to linger in the stagnancy of failure… we don’t wanna linger so long that success also becomes stagnant and stale.

The message in today’s Ten of Pentacles and the “creation” prompt is a reminder that even when we are at the end of a successful journey, there’s still more to come that we need to stay open to. It’s great to enjoy your successes, celebrate them, and share them with others. Just don’t use them as an excuse to shut down your awareness of other opportunities still to come or the willingness to pursue them.

DECK USED: VANESSA TAROT IN A TIN

May 13 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was

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As Within Prompt for May 13th : Introspection
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Temperance card, which is traditionally a representation of moderation, balance, slowing down, practicing patience, and can at times represent a connection between the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

The Four of Pentacles really caught my attention in this deck, to the point that I was surprised that it didn’t pop out as the card for today until I realized that… it kinda did.

To explain, we have to look at my dragon-esque tendencies, especially when it comes to my deck collection. I mean, look at that smirk in the Four of Pentacle’s illustration. That’s me with my decks. That smirk inspired my introspection of the day, even before I knew it was today’s prompt.

The thing is, even if I don’t particularly like a deck? Once it’s in my collection it may stay there indefinitely regardless… and that’s a problem.

This is where the Temperance card steps in. The Temperance card speaks of moderation, which is (obviously) not my strong suit. It’s still needed, though, even if it’s not particularly easy for me to practice.

The message in today’s Temperance card and the “introspection” prompt is an encouragement to look at those things where moderation is difficult for you, and consider why that’s the case and what you can do to help foster the moderation that is not enjoyed but is needed.

In my case, I think perhaps it’s time to do a cull on my collection. Why hold onto the decks I don’t enjoy, after all? (Other than those that were added to the collection specifically to work with specific clients, at any rate.)

DECK USED: WHISPERS OF DREAMCATCHING TAROT

May 14 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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As Within Prompt for May 14th : Depth
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the High Priestess card, which is traditionally a representation of intuition, secrets, sacred knowledge, mystery, the subconscious mind.

Look deeper.

In my opinion, that’s what the High Priestess card is almost always about in one way or another. It’s about looking deeper. Deep deeper within ourselves, deeper within others, and deeper within the universe at large. It’s about seeking out the secret knowledge that hides beneath what is readily and easily available to us.

This card encourages us to take the “deep dive” needed to explore the subconscious and the secrets that reside there. To get to know ourselves better, and in doing so, understand others and the world around us better as well.

The message in today’s High Priestess card and the “depth” prompt is an encouragement to be curious and open to exploration. Secrets and hidden knowledge awaits you, but only if you’re willing to dive in, do the work, and delve into the depths to find the information you seek. It’s not going to be handed to you on a platter, even if it’s already within you waiting to be discovered. Inner knowing and wisdom take time and effort, curiosity and exploration. Dip in and let your curiosity flourish.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE KINGDOMS (trimmed naked)

Finding the Positive for May 6 – 8

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Tarot de Paris's Ace of Swords, The Animalis os Fortuna's Death card, and The Tarot Apocalypse's The World Card

May 6 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #MayMoon26 Rise Root Return Challenge
As Above Prompt for May 6th : Iridescence
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Ace of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, logic and reason, ambition, or communication.

Remember to advocate for yourself and your own choices rather than abdicating them to allow others to make choices for you. If you have an opinion on what to do or where to go, speak up instead of holding your peace today.

Bear your teeth if you need to, but speak your piece all the same. It’s okay to have an opinion that doesn’t align with the party line… and it’s okay to express it instead of keeping it to yourself.

The message in today’s Ace of Swords and the “rise” prompt is a reminder to rise up and communicate your wants and needs rather than remaining silent. Only then will you take back the power that you been yielding to others.

DECK USED: TAROT DE PARIS MIDNIGHT TAROT RESTORATION

May 7 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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So Below Prompt for May 7th : Rooted
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Death card, which is traditionally a representation of gradual organic changes, loss, slow moving transitions, and letting go.

Life’s rooted not in stability, but in change. Just as balance isn’t stagnant, but requires constant adjustments.

Think of the buildings constructed to be”earthquake proof”. They don’t stay standing through the earthquake due to stagnant stiffness, but instead due to their ability to flex and adjust.

We, too, need to be able to flex and adjust. This is how we ride out the tests, trials, and changes in life, and come out the other end still thriving.

The message in today’s Death card and the “rooted” prompt is a reminder that the best roots are the ones that flex and adapt to the changes we’re going through, rather than stiffening into stillness and end up breaking under the pressure.

DECK USED: THE ANIMALIS OS FORTUNA TAROT

May 8 – Mental Health Card of the Day

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

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The @GlitterbyInk #MayMoon26 Rise Root Return Challenge
So Below Prompt for May 8th : Embody
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is The World card, which is traditionally a representation of the end of a journey, accomplishment, the completion of a time of growth, and transitioning from one path in life to another.

Embody the completion and closure that you seek.

When we are looking the end of a journey in the face, it’s time to connect and embrace that ending rather than balking and backing up. By celebrating the end, we allow ourselves to move forward into the next phase of things with eagerness and joy, instead of the reluctance and trepidation that resistance can cause.

Yes, sometimes endings are hard. Sometimes we don’t feel -ready- to move on yet, even when we’ve reached the end. It’s okay to feel these feelings, as long as we remember to also celebrate and embrace the ending that is before us.

The message in today’s World card and the “embody” prompt is a reminder that endings are a chance to celebrate an accomplishment. Today’s message encourages us to not let your fear over the unknown that lies beyond these endings to hold you back from leaping forward with eagerness and joy.

DECK USED: THE APOCALYPSE TAROT

Finding the Positive for January 26 – 27

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Manga Tarot's Eight of Wands, and Luna's Sentimental Circus Tarot's Three of Wands

January 26 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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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 Eight of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of action, speed, alacrity, fast paced events or change, or having a target goal in your sights that you are charging towards.

The Eight of Wands has then been combined with an affirmation card from The Little Yogi Happy Notes deck, which says, “Go where your heart carries you.”

Follow your heart without reservation or hesitation.

A lot of times it happens that even when our intuition is trying to lead the way, and our heart is speaking up to say what it truly is that we need to be doing, our brain gets in the way. This is true whether it’s choosing a path in life or reading the cards or even deciding on dinner.

Our hearts (and our intuition as well) often don’t speak with a shout, fanfare, and neon signs. They whisper, and if we’re too busy listening to our brain tell us what we “should be” doing or saying, we can miss these whispers. Sometimes even when we hear them, our brain interjects after the message with something louder, causing us to hesitate on acting on that whisper we heard.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that in spite of the fact it thinks it does, the brain doesn’t know everything. Sometimes you have to follow your heart no matter how loud the brain shouts otherwise.

Trust me, even if you prove the brain wrong, it’s not go to retaliate, nor is it going to shut up. The whispers of your heart, on the other hand, can get quieter and be harder to hear the more you ignore them. The encouragement in today’s message is to not ignore them, because those whispers are guidance upon your path to a happier life.

DECKS USED: MANGA TAROT AND THE LITTLE YOGI HAPPY NOTES

January 27 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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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 Three of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.

The Three of Wands has then been combined with an affirmation card from The Language of Letting Go deck, which says, “Letting go of being right.”

I have met so many people in my life that I have a hard time admitting when they’re wrong. Even when there is empirical evidence right before them, they will continue to insist they are right or walk away rather than saying they’re wrong about something.

I can’t really say that this has ever been one of my struggles, at least not when interacting with others. I find it extremely easy to just turn around and say “oh, you’re right. I didn’t know that.” Or, “sorry, I was wrong.”

I get it, though, because admitting that you’re wrong means you’re admitting that you’re fallible, and a lot of people see this as a weakness. This is especially true if when you admit that you’re wrong, and the other person decides to gloat or be an ass about it, which also happens a lot.

The thing is, though, knowledge is something that we gain over time, and a part of that involves being wrong before we can be right.

Now, if only I could take that same mindset and apply it to myself, so that when I am wrong about something on my journey or in my life and I discover this, I don’t beat myself up over it. For you see, it isn’t my being wrong in front of others or admitting that I’m wrong in front of others that’s the problem… it’s when it comes to being wrong in the face of my own expectations and judgments.

The message in today’s card combo is a reminder that being wrong is a part of life and there’s nothing about it that can’t be fixed by just admitting you’re wrong and learning from your mistake. This is how we make traveling our path smoother, no matter if we’re traveling the journey side-by-side with others, or on our own with our personal self talk and treatment as the only one passing judgement.

DECKS USED: LUNA’S SENTIMENTAL CIRCUS TAROT AND THE LANGUAGE OF LETTING GO CARDS

Finding the Positive for January 21 – 23

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Sacred Witch Tarot's The Hermit, Chibi Terato Tarot's Seven of Cups, Little Pigeon Tarot's Ace of Cups

January 21 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self guided session wherein I visualized my lower body tangled in the roots of a tree as my upper body floated beneath the surface of a lake. The meditation focused on the languid movement of the water around me as I floated suspended in its embrace.

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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 Empress card, which is traditionally a representation of the nurturing, female strength and empowerment without losing that “softer side” in the process, abundance, fertility, the divine feminine, and Mother Earth.

The Empress card has then been combined with an affirmation card from the Language of Letting Go Deck, which says, “Accepting my imperfections.”

Everyone makes mistakes now and then and has things about themselves they don’t like. Perfection is a myth.

In my opinion, perfection cannot be reached -without- imperfections included, which in turn then means that it can’t exist at all. Still, we all strive for it. Okay, maybe not everyone, but I know that I do. I know many others that do as well.

Busting our asses and breaking our backs to achieve something that doesn’t even exist, though, then beating ourselves up for it when we don’t reach it? How is that healthy?

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that it’s not. Healthy, that is. It’s not healthy to expect perfection from yourself or others, and it’s not healthy to beat yourself up over it when you don’t achieve perfection, either. The encouragement here in this card combination is a reminder to lean into more nurturing behavior. Allow yourself to accept that perfection doesn’t exist, and cut yourself some slack when you need it instead of beating yourself up about it.

DECKS USED:  SAILOR’S ARCANA TAROT AND THE LANGUAGE OF LETTING GO CARDS

January 22 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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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 Seven of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of themes having to do with having a plethora of options to choose from, all of opportunity’s doors being open upon one’s path, and at times being overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices available in the moment.

The Seven of Cups has then been combined with an affirmation card from The Little Yogi Happy Notes deck, which says, “Healing is like art. It needs time, it needs practice. It needs a whole lot of love.”

It also needs you to make a -choice- to pursue healing rather than focusing on defense. Healing requires vulnerability, because in order to heal our wounds, we have to expose them and clean them out, give them attention and the medicine they need. It’s unpleasant and it’s painful, and requires you to actually choose this path and process.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that if we want to heal from past wounds, we have to choose to heal from them. That means choosing to confront that pain and be vulnerable enough to give it the attention it needs instead of burying it away and ignoring it.

DECKS USED: CHIBI TERATO TAROT AND THE LITTLE YOGI HAPPY NOTES

January 23 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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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 Ace of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition.

The Ace of Cups has then been combined with the Mica card from the Lavish Earth Crystal Affirmation deck, which quotes, “Forgetting that which is behind, I pressed toward the mark which is my high calling.” – Philippians 3:13

I am on a journey of learning when it comes to my emotions. That means that a lot of times? I don’t know how to explain what I’m feeling. Emotions overflow sometimes, and I don’t have the words to name them or describe them because I was never taught the words for these feelings, nor what those feelings -mean- exactly.

It’s frustrating.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that new things aren’t meant to be easy. Beginning something new, whether it’s a project or a new journey of self-discovery, is confusing and comes with the innate struggles that newness brings with it. That doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re learning.

DECKS USED: LITTLE PIGEON TAROT INDIGO EDITION AND LAVISH EARTH CRYSTAL AFFIRMATION DECK

Finding the Positive for January 8 – 10

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Wonderland Jeu de Tarot de Marseille's Ace of Swords, The Tarot of the Bastard's King of Coins, Delos Tarot's Ace of Swords

January 8 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was an eight minute self-directed session focusing on a phrase posted by @poetryrise which says “Some of us don’t ascend – we root. Like heaven isn’t above, it’s within”.

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The @GlitterbyInk #JanJourney26 Embark to Renewal Challenge
The Journey Prompt for January 8th : Wisdom
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Ace of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, logic and reason, ambition, or communication.

In order to start a new journey, sometimes we have to leave the old one behind.

The butterfly girl in this card is crying. And therein lies the truth in letting go, right?  As wel as in new beginnings.   When we have to let go, sometimes it hurts.  Sometimes it feels like we’re not ready.  Hell, sometimes it feels like we’re being pierced right through the heart (see that needle pinning her down?)

The thing is, though, we have to go through these emotions in order to move on to something new and different.  Growth hurts (seriously, think of puberty, yeah?).  Letting go hurts. That doesn’t mean we don’t do it.  It means we process these feelings of pain as we do it, and keep going.  Sometimes that means communicating our pain to others.  Sometimes that means taking a little time to lick our wounds.   Regardless, we can’t linger there forever.  Sooner or later we have to pull the pin out and step into the new thing we’re letting go of the old in order to reach for.

The message in today’s “Wisdom” prompt and the Ace of Swords is a reminder that we don’t lose the stuff we’ve already learned and experienced, even when we move on to something new. It just means we’re turning our attention in a new direction.  Just because letting go of the old hurts doesn’t mean it’s not time to let go.

DECK USED: WONDERLAND JEU DE TAROT DE MARSEILLE

January 9 – Mental Health Card of the Day

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

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The @GlitterbyInk #JanJourney26 Embark to Renewal Challenge
The Journey Prompt for January 9th : Control
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the King of Pentacles (Coins), which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s financial security, resources, health, home, labors, manifestations, and other elements of the physical realm. This often translates into leadership that creates a grounded sense of stability for others.

You choose, and then others fall into line behind you.

Because you create the stability that so many others depend on, they tend to allow you to lead and follow without question.  Remember that it’s important to encourage them to break out and do their own thing now and then, though.  Like a parent with a number of children, you can’t be their entertainment all the time.  You provide a safe space and food for their bellies, then they provide their own entertainment.  Don’t run yourself ragged trying to be the entertainment as well as the stable force in their life.

The message in today’s “Control” prompt and the King of Coins is a reminder that your role in other’s lives might hold a strong element of leadership, but that isn’t an all-encompassing role. You choose what is your responsibility and what’s not.  Part of the reason that you sometimes feel overwhelmed is when you try to do too much for others.  Today’s card is essentially a reminder to “know your place” and excel at it without worrying about what -more- you could do.

DECK USED: DECK OF THE BASTARD

January 10 – Mental Health Card of the Day

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

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The @GlitterbyInk #JanJourney26 Embark to Renewal Challenge
The Journey Prompt for January 10th : Release
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Ace of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, logic and reason, ambition, or communication.

Clearly, I’m missing the message, as this is the third time I’ve pilled this card in a week. So, let’s try breaking down this card into the basics.

The Ace of any suit is the seed of that suit. For Swords, that means it is the seed of communication. The seed of ambition. The seed of expanding one’s knowledge. The seed of a battle yet to be fought.

At the seed stage, there are a lot of unknowns. How things will go. What will happen. How you’ll react. What obstacles may come up along the way.

What cuts through this uncertainty is ambition. What assist you in moving forward is communication with self and others.

The message in today’s “Release” prompt, and Ace of Swords card is a reminder that reticence is the saboteur of new beginnings. If you’re unable or unwilling to communicate your ideas, then you’re already lopping your feet off before you’ve even started to walk the path and potential that awakened your sense of curiosity and ambition. Write your ideas out in a journal, share them with others, or otherwise get them out into the air instead of trapped within you. In doing so you give the seeds of your idea, a chance to spread, germinate, and then begin to grow.

DECK USED: DELOS TAROT 2ND EDITION

Finding the Positive for August 25 – 27

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Tarot de Jacques Vieville Editions SIVILIXI, A Grieving Tarot, and Tarot of the Hidden Realm

August 25 – Mental Health Card of the Day 

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyTrip sessions in the @Calm app.

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@FatMumSlim August #FMSPAD Challenge
Prompt for August 25th : Something Starting With 8 | #FMS_825
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 Coins, which is traditionally a representation of juggling responsibilities, work/life balance, and prioritization.

[Note: The Eight of Cups was not a draw, but rather it was the first “8” card come to in the deck for the “Something Starting with 8” prompt.]

OK, let’s be clear. Nothing starts with eight. Even the Eight of Cups (or any 8 in the tarot); far more went on well before we ever get to the eight. This is true in just about anything (with the possible exception of the birth of octuplets).

Beginnings are births, and what comes after are lessons, trials, obstacles, imbalances, and experience; which eventually leads you to Eight.

You can’t get there without experience, and a massive part of that experience is all about balance. After all, you don’t just decide to walk away from something you’re invested in (which is what the Eight of Cups is all about) without having gone through some sort of imbalance that has built up to the point where the endeavor is no longer worth your while.

Today’s message asks us to examine those imbalances; before walking away if you can… or after if you need that distance to see things more clearly. In examining what has caused our reaction to bail on something that at one time was important to us, we can learn more about ourselves and how to possibly foster a better balance in future endeavors.

DECK USED: TAROT DE JACQUES VIEVILLE EDITIONS SIVILIXI FRANCE

August 26 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-directed session based upon the affirmation “You deserve the best. The foggiest of cemetery strolls. The silkiest coffin lining. The most haunted of castles. The fiercest of hellhounds. Don’t let anyone tell you you’re just a recluse the townsfolk tell stories about – you are an immortal countess with a horrifying secret.”

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@FatMumSlim August #FMSPAD Challenge
Prompt for August 26th : The Last Photo I Took | #FMS_LASTPHOTO25
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Justice card, which is traditionally a representation of balance, cause and effect, repercussions and consequences, give and take, and can often indicate the law or legal system.

If you don’t use it, you lose it. That’s what happens when you stop doing the things that you love. You lose them.  (This includes riding a bike by the way. That skill is not universally, retained, regardless of the saying to the contrary. Take it from someone who had to do the relearning.)

Sometimes, I’ve let go of hobbies and the skills associated with them with the knowledge and acceptance that if I pick them back up later, I’ll have to relearn them. It happens. I do a lot of creative exploration and you just can’t keep up on all of them all the time.

One in particular that this is not the case for, though, is photography. My treasured SLR camera gathers dust more often than not these days; not out of a lack of interest or an intent to let it go… but due to the lure of convenience. My cellphone, after all, is already on my person and has a very good camera. As good as my SLR with a macro or telephoto lens? No. But a hell of a lot lighter and more convenient.

And… as this convenience, seduces, I fumble a bit more with the SLR; my skills with it becoming less adept as I sacrifice quality again and again for the convenience that the camera on my cellphone provides.

I’m not sure I’m happy with the trade-off.

Today’s message is a reminder that you get what you give. If you’re not willing to put in the extra work and put up with a little inconvenience, don’t be surprised when your skills grow rusty and quality starts to decline.

DECK USED: A GRIEVING TAROT AND SINISTER AFFIRMATIONS CARDS

August 27 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyCalm sessions in the @Calm app.

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@FatMumSlim August #FMSPAD Challenge
Prompt for August 27th : A Colour That Calms Me | #FMS_CALMCOLOUR25
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Four of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of one’s passionate love for the security and welcoming energies of home. This often translates into themes that have to do with homecoming, celebrating home and stability, as well as relaxation in comfortable spaces.

No. It’s not yellow! (ref: today’s “color that calms me” prompt).  A “color” that calms me is home. Not just the home that provides a roof over my head, though, but the people that color my life with moments of joy. The trees that stand tall and the fallen nurse logs that I am welcomed by each time I step out into nature.

Speaking of…. when I travelled across the US back in my trusty (now gone) Jeep, there was one thing that stood out to me the most in every place I visited as determining how comfortable and “at  home” I felt in each location.

It was how much wild green the locations had. Not the manicured lawns and landscaped gardens, but the wild green of forests and ferns and towering trees. I found that in the places without these wild green spaces, I never truly felt comfortable… comforted… or at home.

Today’s message (and the wild mental ride that got us here) is a reminder that “home” is not your house (although it could be).  It’s a feeling of comfort, safety, and belonging. It’s those places and people for which you are the missing piece of the puzzle, and when you slip into place it’s a perfect fit worth celebrating.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE HIDDEN REALM