Every year I do a tarot reading for myself to get an idea of what the coming year might bring. Here it is, presented (as usual) without comment.
Birthday Tarot Reading (2016)
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2016 Accomplishments/ 2017 Goals
Each year I like to look back over the previous year, and then set goals for the coming year. Many people do this on Jan 1st; I prefer to do it on my birthday. I often refine the accomplishments and goals until my new year, Samhain, but the bulk of the work is done on or around my birthday. I also like to do a tarot reading.
Difficult Situations
A conversation on another thread reminded me of a recent event I thought I’d share.
I do a monthly ‘coaching’ session with my assistant. It’s an hour that opens with my asking her what the most important topic on her mind is, and we go from there. (A bit of background, she’s in her first office job, and in her early 20s. She’s GREAT at what she does and an awesome admin, these sessions are wide ranging so that we both share and she gets maximum input.)
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Reflecting (Self-Absorbed)
It must be my birthday soon, I’m being more introspective than usual.
I’m having a tough time, mostly around abstract-yet-relevant concepts of ‘health’. Seven years ago (give or take a day) I was told that I have breast cancer, and my world ||SHIFTED|| in an instant. I’m still uncovering the changes, like an archeologist on a tidy and clean site (no dust in my corners!) who keeps unlocking hidden compartments.
Narratives: Leo the Dog
trigger warning: sad pet story; peripheral violence
He came to us just a tad over three years ago, having spent the last three months in a high kill shelter in Merced, CA, then in two foster homes. When he left the 2nd one he watched out the rear view window for hours. We didn’t know anything about him except that he hated cameras, it was really hard for the shelter to get pictures of him to post. The two fosters told us he was a sweetie and mellow, even low energy. They tagged him as an Aussie-Border Collie mix.
The Three Laws of Art
For all of my artist friends. You qualify as an artist is you do anything that requires creativity. You are a friend if you have vaguely positive feelings about me, at least for the purposes of this meme. 🙂
The Three Laws of Art
Reacting to ‘Inside Out’
My therapist assigned me Inside Out to watch, as part of some work I am doing about emotions, particularly sadness. I mentioned this on FB and a number of people chimed in, and opinions were all over the place. It was interesting to see the comments, and gave me a bit of insight as to why it might be homework.
I was completely unprepared for what happened next.
A Reading for Litha
My Litha reading was . . . interesting.
2016 Reading Challenge (June update)
I love to read, I also read for a living (thanks Facing North!). So you’d think these reading challenges would be easy. . .
Here’s how I’m doing so far in 2016:
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Childhood
From a ‘meme’ that came across my FB feed earlier:
(trigger warning: childhood trauma)