Hi, Subscribers. I am Stacy Casson, and I write this blog to get ready for the week ahead. This blog uses the power of Play to guide our daily lives. Play can help you grow personally and professionally, and it helps power up your creativity, problem-solving skills, and overall well-being. Let’s set ourselves up for success and inspiration, and remember to find joy in every step of our development.
It’s time for an accountability check-in. I was able to live my mantra about not trying to fix things I did not break and kept my boundaries. I got a pedicure and love this canary yellow color. I also experimented with the clothed figure for my art piece. I need to make it smaller but am onto something. Where I have been unsuccessful is decompression. I have been tired. I noticed this when staying with my aunt because I did not have any external stimulation. Did I nap? Nope! I doubled down on K-dramas and audiobooks. I also slept in every morning and went for a walk once. I truly need to get back on the wagon starting tomorrow. What were your wins this week?
I'm going to try out something different this week and dictate my blog. And this week, I'm going to be using the Cat Tarot. The cards are written and illustrated by Megan Lynn Kott. This honestly is one of my least favorite decks, but I've been getting a lot of cat imagery this week, and my cat has been hanging out with me. So, that's what I'm working on. Hopefully, this is actually dictating, but we'll see what happens. OK, so we'll do the usual reading: the four cards. What is happening this week? So, I have the Three of Cups reversed, and there are two cats at a bowl. One looks quenched. One is still drinking. The water bowls are overflowing. Three is a suite (I meant number) about collaboration. And what's happening right now? Reversed? I'm pretty isolated. I really haven't been talking with people; I've been a little bit. A little bit, uh, isolated. Three’s also a number of balance, and I've definitely been out of balance. And there's a bowl left. And it's just overflowing. So, I think that's related to the scarcity idea. I think I'm more the cat that's just lapping at the water like it's gonna run out. And yet there's so much water, and there's room for other people as well. So I think maybe this week is about that scarcity thinking.
Why is this a challenge? Aside from the obvious, I'm always shooting down my ideas. Ah! We get The World also reversed. This is a cat hanging from a wreath, and there is a bird, a fish, a mouse, and fire surrounding it. Usually, the world is accomplishing things. It's the end of a cycle. I usually find it to be a really positive card. And interesting enough, the author notes: “Shortcuts or a lack of closure may cause a feeling of incompletion, like a bowl with only one kind of kibble.” And that to me ties back to the water bowls. So this scarcity thinking makes it difficult for me to believe I can accomplish a goal. I've been having dreams with really fantastical ideas. And I just shoot them down because I don't think anybody will be a part of it. You know, I, I used to be, I still am somebody that will dream something up and flesh it out just to see like if I could do it. And I'm holding back from my own self.
So what could help? We have The Moon. There is a cat on a fence with the moon in the background. Two dogs are barking, and there's a little crayfish in the grass. It looks so incongruent, but the moon is tapping into my feelings, and perhaps it is because I have not been taking the time that I need to unwind to do my decompression sessions. That could be something. I have been up at night, but I haven't been in the quiet space. I listen to the noise. I am. I am stubborn. I'm not following my intuition, and my dreams are telling me that I can do more and be more, and have the world. And my inner critic is telling me that I'm nothing and there's definitely a disconnect, and I think I have to just be more disciplined with journaling and the decompression time.
So what is a way forward? Literally a way forward. This is the Ace of Pentacles and it's also reversed. There is a cat being offered a treat, and it hasn't taken it yet. It's contemplating it. Pentacles are associated with work and work ethic. And as I stated in my, in my wins and accountability section, it's about getting back on track. So, this is about beginnings, and I have, I have been so focused on the wrong things. I think I'm not enjoying myself, and I'm judging myself pretty harshly. I'm avoiding all the treats, or maybe I've done too many treats, but I really haven't. I don't think I have. I haven't been very indulgent to myself so getting started; doing one thing - like every morning, I make my bed, and that definitely helps me to feel set up for success. Today, after I finish this blog, I'm going to go do my purple hair, and it requires sitting still, so perhaps I'll use that time to reflect and dream, and we'll see what happens. So, I hope you all found this helpful, and if you related to any of this, cut yourself some slack and give yourself a treat. We do have the world. We do have this, and it is that shift in our mindset, and seeing that there is abundance all around us. Namaste.
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Picture descriptions: Three of Cups reversed: 3 overflowing water bowls and 2 cats. The black cat is satisfied. The tortoiseshell cat is drinking, and the final bowl is untouched and overflowing. The World reversed: A cat holding onto a red ribbon on a wreath. There is a fish in the upper right, a flame in the bottom right, a mouse in the bottom left, and a bird in the upper left. The Moon: a cat sits on a fence with a crescent moon behind it. The cat looks down disdainfully at 2 yappy dogs and there is a little crawfish in the grass. The Ace of Pentacles reversed. A grey cat is being offered a treat.
