Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #JulyJoy25 Challenge
Celebration of Joy Prompt for July 8 : Creativity
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 Swords, which is traditionally a representation long journeys coming to an end, painful endings, lessons learned the hard way, deep wounds, and sometimes can indicate loss or betrayal.

Just because it’s what you’ve always done doesn’t mean it’s what you always have to do. Sometimes our interests and those things we are inspired by or are passionate about run their course, and that’s okay.

Creativity isn’t meant to be stagnant. It’s an act of inspiration and curiosity. That means that when your interest in a creative pursuit runs its course? It’s not just okay, but healthy to leave it behind for another one.

Maybe after some time away, you’re interest in it will re-kindle. Maybe not. But, by “sticking with it” when it’s no longer inspiring, you will just add an ugly tinge to something that once brought you joy.

So instead, let it lie for a time and start a new adventure. Even if you don’t return to it, nothing has been wasted, as it’s all a part of you and the experiences that make you unique.

DECK USED:  QUIRKY TAROT

@LightningWildflower‘s July Tarot Challenge
Observe Prompts for July 7 – 9

What will I notice if I take a step back and observe?

The Fool Rx and King Anthurium – People who have successfully managed to cut loose without it damaging their lives and livelihood do so by making sure that certain conditions and criteria are met first. They aren’t just “winging it” without any backup plan or stable base to come back to.

Where am I invited to look more deeply? 

The Hermit atop Page of Swords; Swiss Cheese Vine – You can’t fill those empty spots in your life by sitting at home and letting your inner thoughts cannibalize your self-esteem. Even if outside observers think that your needs are high maintenance, those that love you are eager to give you that extra attention.

What is a truth I have been avoiding?

Strength and Snake Plant – You’ve been holding yourself back in ways that are beginning to feel like they are smothering you. The self restraint involved is not healthy. Give yourself a more room to grow and explore beyond your boundaries, instead of trying to hold yourself in so tightly.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Rainforest Rhyolite for Facilitating Calm Transitions
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT TERRY DECK AND DECK OF PLANTS

I rescheduled my time off instead of putting an extreme amount of pressure on myself to get everything done tonight.