The Personal Side

 5/3/2022 cards pulled: compass - reversed metamorphosis dragon's lair understood meaning:  compass reversed - what you focus on is what the compass needle is going to point you toward. pay attention to what you're focused on. it becomes your 'higher power' (words from the definition in the book).  thoughts: the concept of 'don't worship false idols' came to mind. reminded of the idea of jesus encouraging others to focus on love. last night's conversation came to mind - focus on love. metamorphosis - you're changing. sometimes change hurts. that pain is sometimes necessary in order to become who we want to be. thoughts:  this card came out together with the one above. I viewed them as connected in concept. acceptance that things are changing and setting the expectation for that change to be good. (My question for the day is always 'what do i need to know or hear today for my highest good' or something to that effect.) dragon's lair - ente...

 5/1/2022 trust is a part of love. technically, all emotions are a part of compassion, but that's another layer than we want for this conversation/message. trust is a part of love. true love of another - be they family, friend, foe, or other - has no mistrust. the true depth of love is to accept another wholly and completely as they show themselves to you. regardless of what you may believe about them, regardless of what you might think about them. true love of another is to know that they would never do anything to hurt you, and that you would never do anything to hurt them. self-love is to give yourself that love. to trust wholly. to know that, no matter what someone shows you, it is only done in love. they are just a figment of that shadow in you, giving you that message. they are the messenger, holding the letter for you. if you can not feel love for them, for being that messenger, then feel love for yourself for loving yourself enough to give you the gift of that message. you ...