“The Greater the Growth, The Greater the Cost”

This week speaks to being trapped in a consuming emotional/ mental loop of what or who you had to give up in order to stay true to your integrity although you did grow a lot as a result. Perhaps you saw through the person or situation for what it was truly asking from you & you were not willing to compromise your ethics or sell yourself short.  Whether it was your self-respect, a vision, your morals or best interest, it was just not worth it. Nevertheless, you were going to pay for it in a way you didn’t see coming, and that still stings.  Perhaps wondering, “Is this what I get for trying to be a good person?” Eunoia tells of your present want to extend goodwill, of being friendly & wanting to help. The thorny truth you may be missing is, some may not have wanted that help from you & you’ll have to just let that be. Let that desire go & die so to speak. Unfortunately, some relationships have an expiration date and things don’t last forever.  So the question is “What must I do to be at ease so I may live peacefully in the present?” Forgiving those with their heads in the clouds & having feet of clay “for they know not what they do” or did. These last three years certainly illustrated the weakness or character flaws in people who were otherwise admirable. Carry on without falling into martyrdom broadcasting to an audience your wounds, of how you suffered for love, or sacrificed affection. Of course, acknowledge & honor what has been lost but graciously allow things to die gracefully in their own time knowing rebirth lies on the other side. Understand that everything in life, both the good & the bad, has a beginning, middle & an end and avoiding any kind of death is essentially futile. Instead of focusing on what you have lost, look to what you’ve gained & appreciate what or who you have presently at hand. The cards show you moving from a dark place to a much better one. So, look at how far you’ve come, of how you’ve bloomed or metamorphized into a new state of being.  Don’t let past failures, or losses get you down. Tangibility is here to remind you are still a work in progress so it encourages you to stay flexible and be adaptable. Its dreaminess also speaks to how things or situations, like clouds, can shift into a form you never saw coming. Things could still come together in mysterious, whimsical ways.