I Am the Artist Tarot

Finding the Positive for June 4 – 6

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Tarot From a Distant Kingdom, Trash Panda Tarot, Fantasy Cat Kingdom Tarot, and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate Allan

June 4 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Today’s card is the Two of Wands combined with the affirmation “I know you’ll make it through this. You have You.”

It is paperwork season for your business and, yes… it’s horrible.  It’s horrible every year, because each year you plan to keep up on it all from month to month, and every year you fall off the wagon two months in and then have to play a massive catch-up effort in the spring.

Don’t forget, though, that you are an extremely organized soul. You have contingencies in place, lists of what needs to be done and concerning each step in the process.  You are your own advocate in this, and because of your organized nature and planning, things will go much more smoothly than the might have otherwise.

DECK USED: TAROT FROM A DISTANT KINGDOM AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

June 5 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Today’s card is the Strength  card combined with the affirmation “You belong here just as you are. You are wonderful as one, and you’ll find more lovely people with time.”

Friendships and social obligation has been on your mind a lot lately. It’s hard, sometimes, to believe that people actually -like- you and want to spend time with you.  It’s hard to get past the belief that you are unlikable and an annoyance to others.

Remember that although these feelings are deeply ingrained, they aren’t real.  They are what you have been taught to believe by a small handful of others and a huge amount of negative inner talk.

Don’t let that negative inner narrative force you into being alone.  Use a positive inner voice to help keep it in check and allow you to see more than the small box it tries to put you in.

DECK USED: TRASH PANDA TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

June 6 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Today’s card is the Three of Cups combined with the affirmation “It feels impossible to continue on without hope, but the world is incomplete without you in it.”

Do not shrug off this affirmation with indifference.  Just because you are not currently in a depressive episode, and your suicidal idealization is under control through the medication you take, doesn’t mean this isn’t something you don’t need to hear and internalize.

There are people who love you and enjoy your company that would see the world the same without you in it by their side.  You make a difference in their lives, just as they make a difference in yours.

DECK USED: FANTASY CAT KINGDOM TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

Finding the Positive for June 1 – 3

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Hanson Roberts Tarot, Mana-Fest Tarot Awaken Edition, I Am the Artist Tarot, and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate Allan

June 1

Today’s meditation was eleven minutes long, and was one of the #DailyCalm sessions in the Calm app. Honestly? I’ve been using this app since it first came out, and I have to say that I was really leery of subscribing to it (it’s not cheap, after all) for  years, but it’s one of the best investments I’ve ever made as far as apps are concerned.  They’ve put a -lot- into the app over the years and it’s hands-down my favorite app to use for meditation… even on days like today when I can’t for the life of me remember a single thing that was said during the session.

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Today’s card is the Ten of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “Hey friend, I know the self loathing feels productive, but life is just too hard to justify you being a butt toward yourself today.”

Right, so… Growing up, perfectionism was something to be expected. And that expectation then became internalized… which in turn turned into self-loathing, self-cruelty, and a really vicious negative inner narrative whenever you don’t live up to what are essentially impossible expectations.

The cards today are a reminder that those expectations are, in fact, impossible.  And that instead of spending your time poking and prodding yourself into trying to satisfy them, you need to take more time to look around at what you’ve accomplished in your life and how you have built a life that includes others who love you and depend on you as well as a foundation that is steady beneath not just your feet… but theirs too.

Does it look like that impossible expectation you try to berate yourself into accomplishing?  No.  It’s better… because it’s all yours.  A perfect fit for you and those important to you, which is much better than trying to wear a shoe that belongs to someone else.

DECK USED: HANSON-ROBERTS TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

June 2

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Today’s card is the Page of Cups combined with the affirmation “You deserve a good life.”

The affirmation in today’s cards begs the question… what -is- a good life?

I feel that the answer to this is different for everyone. It’s entirely subjective, and is up to our imagination to explore and define.  Together with the Page of Cups, the message in today’s cards is about going after one’s dreams and allowing yourself to dream of the future instead of plugging along in the monotony of constant struggle.

We can achieve what we dream for ourselves, and have our own personal version of a good life… but only if we’re actually willing to dream it, and allow ourselves to see those dreams as something we deserve.

DECK USED: MANA-FEST TAROT LIGHT WEAVE EDITION AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

June 3

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Today’s card is the Ten of Wands combined with the “Evening” card that speaks of taking time to unwind from hard days and let yourself relax and recover.

The Ten of Wands is about overwhelm.  It’s about taking on so much that we just cannot take on any more, and the burnout that can come from that overwhelm.  It’s that last straw… the one that breaks the camel’s back.

The combination of the Evening card with the Ten of Wands is a reminder that to stave off burnout, we need down time.  We need time to unwind and take a breath, to set down our burdens and let ourselves recover from the overwhelm.

These cards are an encouragement to do just that, and a reminder that we’re all human… we all have only two arms and two legs.  Don’t put so much on your plate that you can no longer take the recovery time you need, or pretty soon you won’t be able to carry any of it at all.

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