Today’s meditation was a nine minute long #DailyCalm session with the @Calm app.

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 19th : empty swing set
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Ace of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, logic and reason, ambition, or communication.

If you don’t invite people to come play with you, you have to play by yourself.

It really is that simple. Loneliness stems from a lack of meaningful connections in one’s life. The reason we do not have meaningful connections in our life is because we are not inviting people in with whom to create them.

A lot of times this is because we’ve been hurt in the past, and so we have defense mechanisms in place to keep people at a distance. This includes lack of trust as a big one, but it also comes down to a lack of tolerance for the trial and error involved in finding quality people.

The only way to find quality people, though, is to meet people, communicate with people, get to know people. Through this process, we are able to then weed out the good people from the bad people. But, if you’re unwilling to meet the people, there’s no way to create those connections. And this is where loneliness steps in.

The message in today’s Ace of Swords and the “empty swing set” prompt is a reminder that in order to make the friendships we value most, you first have to actually meet people and communicate with people and get to know them. These are the first steps that come with creating lasting friendships in the long run. The kind of friendships that hold loneliness at bay when it comes to call.

DECK USED:  THE TAROT OF OZ

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 19th : Do Spread 3

You – L4 through Coccyx and Ilium

There’s a lot of stiffness going on right now and it’s increasing issues with a lack of mobility. Increased pain levels and discomfort aren’t helping in this area either. Walking is painful, sitting is painful… everything is painful when it comes to your lower back and hips at the moment.

Your Goal – Right Toes with Star

Mobility. The ability to hike further, stand for longer periods of time, and increase your ability to move with greater ease and dexterity.

What’s Holding You Back – Kneeling

You are giving into the pain by indulging in immobility.

No matter how much it hurts, motion is better than immobility. The more you stay still, the less mobility you retain. Staying still instead of putting yourself in motion maybe an effort to avoid the pain involved in movement, but in the end the inaction just makes things worse.

Advice to overcome what’s holding you back.

Free Spirit and Bandaged Knee Modesty

Start small and keep going, even when it hurts. For you, pain is not a warning sign in these moments. Rather, it’s an indication that you haven’t been doing enough to become inured to the sensation.

You don’t have to make big wins or do anything particularly strenuous… you just need to do a little bit each day to keep your mobility intact, and allow you to relearn how to put the pain in a place in the background where it doesn’t matter.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Carved Jade Japanese Kitsune for fostering Wisdom and Cunning
Kambaba Jasper for a sense of Peace and Tranquility
Serpentine to Bolster Heart and Emotions
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: EXQUISITE CORPSE GAME CARDS

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
Mars conjunct Saturn, Sun enters Taurus Prompt for April 19th : Where do I need more patience and persistence?

Reading Summary: Doing your own thing (The Fool) more, instead of always (Temperance) looking to what others would like out of your decisions and choices (Six of Wands).

Take Away: It’s hard to break out of the habit of worrying about what other people might think about your choices and actions. Especially when those choices and actions are aligned with more frivolous pursuits of temporary pleasure rather than following some future vision steeped in responsibility.

You struggle with this because you’ve worked hard to always be responsible and thus this is what people around you often expect from you. It’s often hard to then break from these habits that are formed from your goals aligning with people’s expectations.

Just take it one small step at a time. One small decision at a time. It’s perfectly okay to acknowledge what other people would like, and then do what you want instead. It’s only in the recent years as you’ve piled more and more responsibility for others on your own shoulders that this has become more difficult for you. Reclaiming this autonomy is important, but it’s going to take some time.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE TAROT OF OZ

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.