It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar by Kate Allan

Finding the Positive for May 29 – 31

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Gay Marseille Tarot, The Little Hermit Tarot, The Animal & Botanical Tarot, and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate Allan

May 29

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Seven of Cups combined with the affirmation “Being overwhelmed doesn’t mean you’re weak or incapable. We just need a long while to recharge sometimes.”

You may insist in your heart of hearts that you do not need rest and recuperation, but the truth of the matter is that it is a universal fact for all humans.  The more you ignore it, the worse it will get, until the need for rest is so intense and has grown so great that those short rests you could have taken will no longer cut it, and a longer rest is needed.

This is the consequence of ignoring your needs and choosing to see those needs as an obstacle instead of an intrinsic part of being human.  Instead, take care to rest when you need to and give yourself the time you need to recover from life’s trials.  These needs aren’t really up to you, and ignoring them will just make things worse.

DECK USED: THE GAY MARSEILLE AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

May 30

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Today’s card is the Two of Pentacles combined with the affirmation ” You aren’t ‘too much’ of anything. You are just right as you are.”

I do not usually struggle with the feeling of being “too much” for others. In fact, I swing the other way entirely and struggle with feelings of inadequacy and being not enough.  Either way, though, the “You are just right as you are” part of the affirmation hits home, and combined with the Two of Pentacles is a reminder that you can only juggle so much in life before things fall out of balance.

You don’t have to constantly strive to be more and do more.  People will love you just as you are, without all that “extra” that you are always pushing so hard for.  Don’t let those feelings of inadequacy, (that are actually all in your head, mind you) upset your balance.

DECK USED: THE LITTLE HERMITS TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

May 31

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Today’s card is the Seven of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “There’s no room for any self-hate today; you are too beautiful and too precious.”

Today’s cards are a reminder that learning to not listen to your negative inner narrative is a type of growth, and like most growth that really matters?  It’s going to take time. You’ve had decades to learn how to be cruel to yourself, and it’s going to take decades to learn how to be kind to yourself.  Just keep going, every day, one step at a time, one millimeter at a time.  You’ll get there if you keep working at it instead of giving in to those negative thoughts every time they crop up.

DECK USED: THE ANIMAL & BOTANICAL TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

Finding the Positive for May 26 – 28

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Wisdom of Pooh Tarot, Mythical Creatures Tarot of the Orient, and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate Allan

May 26

Today’s meditation was skipped.

Today’s card is the Two of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “Float. Feel the air around you. Let the universe cradle you for a while.”

Sometimes, the constant juggling of responsibilities and “things to get done” can be exahusting. During those times, it really doesn’t matter how many things are involved. It could be just one small thing, a dozen small things, two big things… it doesn’t matter.  It all starts to feel like too much, growing into this huge undertaking.

The cards in today’s pull are a reminder that it’s okay to ease up on the reigns now and then, especially when feeling overwhelmed.  If you let go and just “float” for a while? It won’t be the end of the world, and you’ll not just feel better for having done so, but return to those responsibilities refreshed and far more capable of dealing with them.

DECK USED: WISDOM OF POOH TAROT AND I”M HERE EMOTIONAL CARE DECK

May 28

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

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Today’s card is the Seven of Wands combined with the affirmation “No negativity today; You’re gettin’ stuff done!”

Don’t let other’s naysaying and obstructive behaviors cause you to steer off-path.  You have certain things you need to get done today, and their negativity will only be a distraction that makes everything more difficult and take that much longer to accomplish.

Instead, just keep your head down and fight for what you want to accomplish and what’s important to you.  Let the rest slide off, and only push back as much as needed when it’s necessary to do so.

DECK USED: METAPHYSICAL CREATURES TAROT OF THE ORIENT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

Finding the Positive for May 23 – 25

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Vacant House Tarot, Once Upon a Time Tarot, Elf of Heaven Tarot, and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate Allan

May 23

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyCalm sessions from the Calm app. The topic of the meditation for today was how to deal with repressed emotions, including those that might become repressed if not dealt with in the moment.  The advice in this session really boiled down to not allowing yourself to push said emotions away, but rather sitting with them and dealing with the situations that create them in the moment instead.

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Today’s card is the Page of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “The negative voice in your head isn’t worth your concern. No need to care. Haters gonna hate.”

My progress on learning the skills needed to combat my negative inner narrative has been slow going.

Really. Slow. Going.

That isn’t to say that I haven’t made progress. I have!  Just not at all the type of progress I’m used to managing when working on something.  The Page of Pentacles today is a reminder that sometimes things have to be taken slow, and that in taking them slow, they become far more permanent than if you’d rushed at putting them in place.   Patience is important, and taking things at a slower pace does not equate with failure, no matter how hard those that raised you tried to teach you otherwise.

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

May 24

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyCalm sessions from the Calm app. The topic of today’s meditation was a story about a man in a hut with no door that is trying to meditate, and a stray cat keeps coming in and climbing into his lap. Every time, he gets up and puts the cat back out, and every time he sits down the cat comes back again. This goes on for a half hour or more. Eventually, he gives up and decides to just sit with it.  The cat comes in, sits in his lap for perhaps a full minute, then gets up and wanders off on its own.

The lesson here being that sometimes meditation is about just sitting with it, whatever “it” might be. Not pushing it away or trying to ignore whatever “it” is, whether it be emotions or discomfort or… even a cat.  Rather, to allow it to exist in that moment with you.

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Today’s card is the Two of Cups combined with the affirmation “You could fail a million times over and you’d still be worth knowing and loving. You’d still belong here.”

These cards are a reminder that those who love you are going to love you no matter what. It’s not about what you can do for them or how good you are at something. It’s not about your successes or failures, or any of those things. They love you.  They want to be around you regardless of your struggles and moments of strife.

DECK USED: ONCE UPON A TIME TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

May 25

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyTrip sessions from the Calm app. Today’s session was about how meditation is not always about finding time to make your environment and situation perfectly conducive to a meditation session, but rather about taking those times you’ve found that “sweet spot” with you into the times when there isn’t one.  It’s about taking a pause during a stressful situation and just… relaxing your shoulders while focusing on a slow inhale.  It’s about using the skills learned in the day to day, even when things are at their most stressful or inconvenient, but taking ten seconds.  One breath.  Finding center in that moment, then continuing on.

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Today’s card is the Seven of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “Hey, you are enough as you are today.  You don’t need to prove anything.”

Slow growth is still growth.  Today’s card is a reminder that even on our slowest days, we’re still “enough” and don’t need to prove anything. There’s no need to rush or to push.  Just do what you do and you’ll get there when you get there.

This can be an especially hard lesson for those that are used to picking up new skills easily or learning new things quickly. You get used to that fast pace as you pick up one skill after another, try one new thing after another, and gather more and more experience under your belt.  When you then run across something that doesn’t come so easily, it feels like failure.  It’s not, though. It’s just a different kind of growth. These cards are a reminder to not try to push it, instead just let it come at its own pace.

DECK USED: ELF OF HEAVEN AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

Personal Space

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#DailyTrip from the Calm app - Dolly Parton quoteToday’s meditation was eleven minutes long and was one of the #DailyTrip sessions in the Calm app. The session’s topic was about frustration, and how to sit with one’s frustration instead of trying to purge it by lashing out at others.

I can’t say that I really enjoyed this one. The exploration of a negative emotion during a time when I’m trying to find calm and peace just doesn’t fit well for me.  I see the usefulness in using meditation in this manner, but it’s just not for me. At least not at this time in my life.

Nishikigoi Tarot's Death card and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Death card combined with the affirmation “You deserve to take up space.”

And I am going to be taking up a lot of damned space apparently.  Surgery tomorrow with a morning notification just this morning.  I’m spending today getting orders ready to go and then… lets just say the rest of this month is going to suck balls probably.

The message in today’s cards is that change is on the rise and  I need to make sure that I give myself my own personal space.  Keep boundaries in place and allow myself what I need instead of always shuffling it to the back burner.  During this transitioning period, it’s more important than ever.

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

The #RootingWiththeEmpress #RootYourself Witch Prompt
Prompts for March 4th thru 6th

Nishikigoi Tarot - Knight of Cups, The Emperor, Two of SwordsWhat must be left behind so I may grow into my full potential?

Two of Swords Rx – Indecision. Especially the sort that’s exacerbated by the inability to see at all the facts involved.  Sometimes making a decision in these circumstances has to be a leap of faith rather than something based on weighing options and logical choices. Don’t let yourself get stymied.

Where must I settle into my own grounding now?

The Emperor – Responsibilities can often feel heavy, but they also have the ability to ground you if you let them. Instead of looking at them as a crushing weight you are struggling under, try and shift your perspective to see your responsibilities as something that helps keep you grounded.

In what ways am I self-sabotaging my progress?

Knight of Cups – You are indulging too heavily in the pleasure of languishing rather than participating in that active pursuit of other healthier pleasures.

DECK USED: NISHIKIGOI TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Working on getting all my orders kicked out tonight so that I can go into tomorrow without order stress to worry about.

Recovery Takes Time

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Jonasa Jaus Tarot's Five of Pentacles and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Five of Coins combined with the affirmation “The amount of recharge time you need is entirely reasonable.”

Don’t feel like you need less rest (or punish yourself by not giving yourself enough rest) because things with the business and finances are in a time of scarcity right now. You still need the same amount of rest whether things are good or bad in the moment. Being unkind to yourself about it just makes it harder to recharge as you need.

Give yourself the rest you need. This is especially important right now when you’ve been sick.

DECK USED:  JONASA JAUS TAROT 4TH EDITION AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheMarchTarot Tarot Trails Prompt
Questions for March 3rd and 4th

The Green Witch's Oracle Deck and Jonasa Jaus Tarot - Strength, The Sun, Queen of Pentacles, Seven of PentaclesExperience: What (new experience) A should I seek out this month that could support my personal growth?

The Sun Rx atop Strength, Sage – Clear out the manipulation in your life that is making you unhappy. This doesn’t mean cutting those people out of your life, but rather pointing out to them what they are doing (no matter how subtly they’re doing it) and that you are  unhappy with how they are treating you.

Explore: What opportunity for exploration am I being called to pursue?

Queen of Coins, Tend atop Earthworm – You need time digging in the dirt and communing with the green. It’s not yet time to start planting on your balcony, but it’s coming. Don’t put it off due to worrying that you won’t get the chance to keep it up like last year. Dive in and get your hands dirty.

What makes this essential at this time?

Seven of Coins and Oak Tree – The best growth comes from a good foundation. Making plans and making sure that you are planting those seeds when they need to be planted is important for a strong and healthy balcony garden. Not only that, but it gives you something to look forward to.

DECK USED: JONASA JAUS TAROT 4TH EDITION AND THE GREEN WITCH’S ORACLE DECK

Daily Self Kindness

I took a nap today even though I really didn’t want to.  I’m starting to feel better, though, and the nap helped with that.

Every Day Special

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

Eldritch Overload Tarot's Justice card and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Justice card combined with the affirmation “You don’t need to be appealing to everyone.”

The message in these cards is that when you are down on yourself, hard on yourself, it has consequences.  The harder you are on yourself and more down on yourself that you are, the harsher the consequences for those thoughts, judgements, and negative mindsets.

Instead, try remembering that the only person you have to impress is yourself, and to do that? All you need is to appreciate one small thing about -you- every day.  One small thing you acknowledge and find beautiful, powerful, wonderful, or special about yourself. Even these small things build up over time like change dropped in a jar, and help swing back against those negative thoughts and the consequences they hold.

DECKS USED:  ELDRITCH OVERLOAD TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2024 Challenge Prompt
Prompt for February 29th : Grab a spread of your choice that you’ve been curious about… and give it a go!
Spread: The Back On Track Tarot Spread by @pipcardstarot

Back on Track Tarot Reading with the Eldritch Overload Tarot - Eight of Coins, Six of Coins, Knight of Swords

How to forgive yourself for getting “off track”.

Eight of Coins Rx – Work on accepting that everyone needs downtime now and again. Even you.

How to congratulate yourself on whatever you have achieved, no matter how small.

Knight of Swords – Just do it. In order to congratulate yourself on these things, you need to acknowledge their existence and think about them instead of pushing them aside. Draw them into your focus instead, and focus on the congratulations side of things instead of what you could’ve done better.

Where to focus your attention now.

Six of Coins – You need to continue working on being kinder to yourself and others. You’re very good at being generous to other people, but not to yourself, and you need to balance the scales in this area.

DECK USED: ELDRITCH OVERLOAD TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I spent some time playing with Gideon today, and took a couple of naps. The cold continues on and I’m also taking my Dayquil/Nyquil.