Tuesday, July 24, 2012

striving for balance, moderation


Both of these really drive home the message today: the need for a balanced approach to things. I was reflecting last night on a draw and on my day, about how I got so little done because I got so stuck on one thing, and just general lack of balance in my life these days and then...these two cards, this morning...

I like some of the little details here...the feet of the angel in the Temperance card, which almost look like little demon paws, showing a possible way to merge, to synthesize various aspects of yourself, the better and those that are more difficult; the wild hair too, seems to indicate that everything doesn't necessarily have to be just so in a balanced approach - its about the broad strokes, making the effort. A winding path in the background leads to a crown, the success that can come from getting things together and under control. In the Justice card we see a meeting...balancing individual needs with obligations to others, your own judgement of things with more communal judgement...balance in terms of not isolating myself as much I have a tendency to do, perhaps...

Have been trying to keep this message in mind today and as a result, even though it's still only early afternoon, the day has already been more productive. I spent the morning baking homemade vegan granola bars in an attempt to be more balanced/healthy with my eating habits during the day. I studied some, also worked on my own Arabic writing project some, dealt with some loan and bill things I needed to get done, and made some progress in job searching - not much progress, to be honest, but more than I've managed to do thus far.

Moderation, balance in small ways, in every day life. Trying not to get so focused or caught up in one thing - good or bad - that so many others slip through my fingers, time flying, me wondering what the hell happened to the day...

4 comments:

Alison Cross said...

I find often that days just disappear through my fingers like sand. Facebook is BAAAAAD for that!

Arabic writing project sounds very interesting!

Ali x

vee said...

OMG, urge to trim Royal Fez rising.....

No, no, no. It's too expensive. And yet....

Bonkers said...

*cackles at Vee*
well, if you KNOW it is a keeper for you, and you know you'd like how it would look trimmed...

Inner Whispers said...

You're right, that's a rather devilish looking angel ;D

You may find that having days that run through your fingers is sometimes a good thing - they might feel like a break in a churn of other stuff.

Nom, nom, vegan granola bars, nom, nom...

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