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

Strength and Foundations

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Erotic Tarot's Queen of Roses (Queen of Pentacles) and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Queen of Roses (Pentacles) combined with the affirmation “Everything will work out, you’ll see!”

The posture of the queen in this card reminds me of the phrase “Fake it ’til you make it.”  Her beautiful golden replacement limb on display, she is powerful. But, does she always feel that way?  Probably not.

These cards are a reminder that even when you don’t feel powerful? If you fake it… you’ll make it. Feelings are temporary, but a good foundation helps you stand strong even when you need to sit down.  Stay strong and you will make it through.

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

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2024 Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 21st and 22nd

Chocolate Lover's Message Cards and Erotic Tarot's Queen of Feathers (Queen of Swords) and Six of Candles (Six of Wands)Philosophical Question: Does love feel different to different people or is it a universal emotion?

Queen of Feathers (Swords) Rx and Chocolate Topping – Don’t be a know it all. In life, you are only able to experience things through your own lens of perception. No matter how long you’ve been around, how much experience you’ve accumulated, or how much you observe others, you are still experiencing all of this through that personal lens. Everyone else has their own lens as well, and it’s not the same as yours.

So, yes, love feels different to different people. This is a part of what makes some people such a great match, and others mix like oil and water.

Be Humble Day – Where in life would it be beneficial for your ego to take a step back?

Six of Candles (Wands) Rx and Organic Chocolate – You can’t please everybody all the time, so stop trying.

DECKS USED: EROTIC TAROT AND THE CHOCOLATE LOVERS MESSAGE CARDS

Daily Self Kindness

I took a nap after I got home from the salon today.  Although the dream sucked? I felt better on the whole for having done so.

Guilty Pleasures Shouldn’t Be Guilty

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Romantic Tarot's Nine of Cups and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Nine of Cups combined with the affirmation “Times are tough, but so are you.”

Don’t lose sight of your pleasures and joys when things get tough.

It can be hard to hold onto those joys when everything feels like it’s going to shit.  Focusing on little pleasures can feel wrong in those moments, as if it’s shameful to feel pleasure when everything else is falling apart and there’s so much to do to get things back on track.

It’s those things that make you happy that help in getting you through those difficult times, though, giving you the strength to move forward even when your steps seem unsteady.

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

The #mysticstartarot Challenge Prompt
Question for February 18th, 20th, and 21st

Romantic Tarot - The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Ten of Coins, Page of Wands, Three of CoinsWhat are my beliefs about myself?

Ten of Coins and Wheel of Fortune – That no matter what life throws out you, you will come out on top. You know that there will always be ups and downs in life, but you also know that you will survive, and in surviving have the opportunity to re-stabilize once more.

How will these beliefs support me in my relationships?

The Hermit – It allows you to take time apart from others when you need it without worrying you’ll be alone forever. You know that those that are close to you and value you will continue to stay, even when you are struggling, and even when you need time to yourself.

How can I amplify these beliefs about myself?

Page of Wands atop Three of Coins – Allow this security to let you to explore your passions with them instead of alone. Too much alone time is not good for you, no matter how much you would like to languish in it.  Enjoy their time and share with them.

DECK USED: ROMANTIC TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I didn’t go along on the grocery expedition today, but instead stayed at Ms B’s and took a nap.

Better Times Ahead

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#DailyTrip from the Calm app - Sarah Barmak quoteToday’s meditation was eleven minutes long, and was a #DailyTrip session on the Calm app.  It was about allowing yourself to notice the little things, and letting go of the resentment of seeking positivity in life.

I actually relate to this a lot. When I first started my COTD mental health activity, I was -very- pessimistic about it.  Being a pessimist at heart, my negative head space made it clear that gratitude practices were a waste of time and it was ridiculous to think just taking a moment each day to find a “positive message” in some cards was going to do anything.

Except, even with my ridiculousness and reluctance?  It did.  It has.  It does make a difference.  Just those few moments a day reflecting on the positive and seeking a positive or optimistic message… makes a difference in my mental health.  Am I a completely different person with no more mental illness issues and no longer a pessimist?  Nope.   I’m still struggling with those things.  Yet, at the same time?  The struggle is a little less difficult than before.  Just a little… but enough that I’ve noticed, and so have those around me.

Yaoi Tarot's Eight of Cups and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Eight of Cups combined with the affirmation “Hey. This problem won’t eat up your entire life, I promise. There are better times ahead.”

Don’t walk away just because you’re frustrated and it feels like it’s taking forever for things to resolve themselves. Stick it out instead. Yes, there’s always going to come a time when it’s time to give up and walk away because the expenditure of energy and emotion becomes too much, but this isn’t it. Hold on a little longer.

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

de_tarotjuf’s #DeDonkereGodinTarotChallenge Prompt
Questions for February 6th and 17th

Yaoi Tarot's Eight of Swords and Page of pentacles, and Roses are as Romantic As You Are CardsThis allows me to embrace past events.

Page of Pentacles and All For Romance – Lean into the ones that have stuck by you through thick and thin and let them show you what it truly means to love someone. The experiences of your past make this a difficult lesson to learn. Remember that it’ll take time, and those that are long-standing in your life are there to help you.

This is the way I can use to experience intense emotions.

Eight of Swords and Letter On the Moon – Take care not to ignore your emotions and distance yourself from them… even the intense ones that are uncomfortable. They’re not going to do you any good when they’re buried or shoved away, and you learn nothing by leaving them alone and ignoring them.

DECK USED: YAOI TAROT AND ROSES ARE ROMANTIC AS YOU ARE CARDS

Daily Self Kindness

I took some time this morning to take an ibuprofen and lie down to wait for it to work, instead of pushing myself to plow through the pain of the headache that was trying to crack open my skull from the inside.

It’s Okay to Rest

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Claude Monet Impressionist Tarot's Four of Swords and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Four of Swords combined with the affirmation “You need to give yourself time to heal, no matter how long that ends up being.”

It is okay to rest.

It is okay to rest.

It is okay to rest.

It is not something to be ashamed of when you need to rest.

It is okay to rest.

DECKS USED:  THE CLAUDE MONET IMPRESSIONIST TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

Daily Self Kindness

I put off doing readings today until tomorrow.  My stomach has been upset and I spent a good deal of the day earlier today lying down.

The Journey of Self Kindness

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The Muse Tarot's Seven of Pentacles and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Seven of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “You can’t always find healing in other peoples love. Sometimes you need to be the one showing kindness toward yourself.”

For someone unaccustomed to self-love, the journey to finding how to give yourself this kindness (and accept it from oneself) is a long one. It’s a hard path to learn, and harder still something to make a habit of.  So many obstacles stand in the way from how we were raised and past experiences, to self judgements and mental health challenges.

In these cards today is encouragement.  They say, “Don’t give up on the journey. Keep trying. It’s okay if it takes a lifetime.”

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

#mysticstartarot Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 15th thru 17th

Astral Realms Crystal OracleWhat are my low vibrational thoughts about myself?

Culmination / Hematite – You need to finish everything you start, otherwise it nags at you and niggles in your mind, chipping away at your sense of comfort and completion until you finish.

How have these thoughts sabotaged my relationship with myself?

Cognizance / Emerald – It gets into your head and screws with your perception of yourself, your capabilities, and your potential.

How can I release the negative thoughts about self?

Resolve / Desert Jasmine – Keep working on that more positive outlook you’ve been trying to incorporate into your life to counterbalance your natural pessimism and negative inner narrative. Lean into the positivity and optimism. You know it makes a difference when you try.

DECK USED: ASTRAL REALMS CRYSTAL ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for February 16th : Do a Grouch a Favor Day – How can you give the grouch in your life a break today?

The Muse Tarot - Justice, Temperance, Page of Cups, Three of CupsThree of Cups – Togetherness is better, so don’t leave them alone.

Page of Cups Rx – Don’t expect them to have all the answers today, especially about why they’re feeling how they’re feeling.

Temperance atop Justice – Have a little patience instead of snapping back immediately in response to their attitude.

Take Away: You have a tendency to reflect back people’s attitudes and behaviors back at them. Today isn’t the day to let that tendency have free reign.  Be kind and take the high road instead of getting pulled into petty squabbling.  Show them that you can be there without needing to fix anything or dig into what’s wrong.  Sometimes just being there is enough.

DECK USED: THE MUSE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I had ice cream (yes, that counts!)

Positive Mistakes

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#DailyCalm with the Calm app - Rupi Kaur quoteToday’s meditation was ten minutes long, and one of the #DailyCalm sessions from the Calm app.  The topic of today’s session was about how we look at love.  Some people see love as something that they cannot live without. That the “true love” factor is an eternal hunt for your “missing piece” which means you will never be complete without it.   It proposes that a better way to look at love is to love oneself and see oneself as whole and complete on one’s own… and seek someone that then amplifies your good qualities as you amplify theirs.

I liked this, and not just because it uses Shel Silverstein’s “The Missing Piece” story as its basis (although, that was a bonus). In the profession of reading cards, you run into a lot of people who see themselves as forever incomplete if they don’t find their “perfect match”. Some who get into unhealthy or abusive relationships because they insist they found their “missing piece” in someone that is abusive or toxic… thus stay in those relationships.

I like the idea of people being whole on their own. Developing themselves as a unique individual who is then complimented by another whole and unique individual.  It feels far healthier to me than the alternative.

Golden Age of Romance Comics Tarot's Eight of Wands and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Eight of Wands combined with the affirmation “Mistakes are fine. They don’t make you a bad person.”

Sometimes, when we make a mistake, we hurry to judge ourselves harshly.  We even overlook whatever positives we might gain from having messed up in the first place.  What lessons did we learn? Where is this mistake taking us that could be a good thing in the end?

The cards today are about these moments, and remembering to slow down and consider if those mistakes we make along the way (both big and small) are really as bad as we think they are… or if something good came out of them in the end. The message today is a reminder not to judge yourself so harshly for these mistakes, but find the boon in them and run with it.

DECKS USED:  GOLDEN AGE OF ROMANCE COMICS TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

Daily Self Kindness

I called an electrician instead of trying to figure out what the hell happened in the kitchen lighting by myself.