What is joy for the eyes this is. This is the
eight of Pentacles from the Hidden Realm Tarot. We see a strong male Fey: a dedicated
muscled blacksmith who is proud of his work and wants to improve his skill with
every item he produces. Hour after hour he stands in the sweltering heat of his
smithy while he forges one pentacle after the other. Look at his eyes. He
is examining his work with the greatest attention. Is it perfect or could he
perhaps do better the next time?
This eight
of pentacles is so much more then only practicing conscientiously in order to improve your skills. This is about expressing a
deep fiery passion and hot flames of creativity; about not being satisfied until
you get it right, about focus and fine tuning, about being totally absorbed by
what you are doing and becoming one with your work.
Lately my thoughts
and actions have been scattered and all over the place. It is tiring and
restless. So I guess this is good reminder to pick myself up and try to focus
on one thing at the time. I suppose this will improve my inner calm and help me
to stay more centered.
“To practice any art, no matter how well or
badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.” Kurt Vonnegut
Your post is a nice reminder to keep the "shoulds" out of my vocabulary when I am creating something and instead follow the passion of my heart. Those "shoulds" have a way of dousing the flames with cold water, and they tend to put out my fire.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful metaphor.
DeleteThese "shoulds"can be so nerve wrecking. I know my parents have done the best they could but I wish they would have been more flexible and without so many expectations of what our life should be like
Sometimes I wonder how many "shoulds" I have instilled unknowingly in my own girls.
Sadly, I think we always instill shoulds in our children, all unknowing. What we consider the right way to be, becomes their shoulds. And even with good things, it can be stifling. Like I have from my mother that I "should" care for family. And mostly, that is good. But when it puts their needs ahead of my own, it isn't always…
ReplyDeleteGood luck with finding your passion and your focus today, Ellen! :)
This is so true Kerry. most of our "shoulds" aren't so bad if we maintain our inner balance and approach them as adults. Should's becomes unhealthy when they are exaggerated and magnified.by our inner child
DeleteI had a rather calm day and is was good; thank you Kerry! :)
Have a nice evening!