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 Empress card, which is traditionally a representation of a nurturing energy of 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 a Breathing Techniques card from the Rethink 120 Learning Cards For Mindful Daily Life deck, which says, “Synchronized breathing. Find a partner. Inhale as your partner, exhale, and exhale as your partner inhales. Maintain a smooth rhythm.”

You know that saying about how it takes a village to raise a child? I feel like the same can also be said for taking care of oneself.

It’s not that you can’t raise a child on your own, just like you’re more than capable of taking care of yourself on your own. But, the experience is more enriching and holds a great deal more value when you involve other people in it.

In child rearing, this has to do with the diversity of beliefs, thoughts, emotions, and values that the child gets to experience. In self-care, it has to do with the perspectives and emotions others bring to the table, for they can often see the self-care you are neglecting to provide yourself more easily than you can. Not only that, but sometimes when we neglect ourselves as a form of punishment, it is the caring of others that can pull us out of that unhealthy cycle.

The message in today’s Empress card and accompanying Breathing Techniques card encourages us to invite others into our self-care practices so that we can reap the rewards of having others involved in the process.

DECKS USED:  LONDA TAROT AND RETHINK 120 LEARNING CARDS FOR MINDFUL DAILY LIFE

@note.project August Journal Prompts
Prompts for August 9th and 10th

A hobby or interest I want to make more time for

Seven of Pentacles and The Infinite

Stargazing. Cloud gazing. Forest canopy gazing.

These are the types of activities where you are given the opportunity to allow time to stretch out. In these solitary moments you feel a deeper connection to the earth and the universe, while at the same time are able to bathe in moments of timelessness.

Something that sparks my creativity or imagination

Two of Wands and Mystery

You enjoy the process of planning. The planning stage is often that stage in things where you know very little and there’s much to imagine and be curious about. This curiosity in particular has the power spark to life your creativity and imagination, and is a massive part of why planning is so much fun for you.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Raw Fluorite for Concentration and Energy Stabilization
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: HONEY KNIGHT TAROT AND THE WISDOM OF ELVES AND FAIRIES ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2026 Challenge
Prompt for August 8th : What can I do to help my inner child feel seen and heard?

Reading Summary: Don’t allow the opinions of others to hold you back or caused you to feel defeated (Ten of Swords atop Six of Wands). Instead, focus on what genuinely catches your interest (Page of Pentacles) and sparks your inner fire (Ace of Wands).

Take Away: It’s the opinions and expectations of others that put your inner child in a space of neglect in the first place. Your childhood was structured to close your inner child off, as you were taught that whimsy and fun weren’t an acceptable use of your time and energy.

For your inner child to feel seen and heard, therefore, you need to be able to prioritize your inner child’s voice above the voices and opinions of those around you. This means allowing yourself to do the things that spark your curiosity and imagination, stir up your curiosity, and that you find fun… instead of always prioritizing other’s values and judgements above these things.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Tree Agate for Fostering Peace and Patience
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: LONDA TAROT

I had some fun with the power washer today. It’s strangely satisfying to use, and a nice chore for when it’s super hot out but you still feel like you need to get something done.