First impressions: Heartbreak
Book: Heartbreak, very dramatically and tragically expressed, ego is centered on emotional distress
Guidance: Remove the focus from your emotions, proper perspective allows more clarity, empress can help with healing
Journaling
I love the reading on this card as it is a reminder to put things into perspective. I tend to blow things out of perspective and make it seem as if I am the only person in the world to be hurt and that is not true. Every person on the planet goes through heartbreak and pain. It is not the tragedy we face that defines us as much as it is our reaction to it. We can choose to curl up in a ball and wither away or we can choose to become hard. Or we can choose to heal and grow. Just like I love old furniture for its scars and patina, I need to embrace my own scars and imperfections. I’ve led an interesting and varied life and I need to embrace that.
I’m struggling right now as to how I can be there for my daughter as she is alternating between defiant and sad. I guess I just have to let go and be there for her. She needs a support system and not a jailer.
November 20, 2017
Interesting read as I am working on accepting myself and who I am in my own life. I am not berating myself for clothing sizes, but choosing to love who I am.
October 27, 2018
Over the past year, I really have realized that loving myself and valuing my body is the key to losing weight. I am actually motivated to take care of myself and to stop drinking coke. It is really hard, but I know that I am starting to feel better since I’m no longer sucking down four cokes a day. The pounds have not really started coming off yet, but I do know that I feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin.
Cairn by Cairn 