October 22: A windless days in October. Trees reflected in a pond.
Heaven and earth are in a quiet balance. How do I find balance?
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| Universal Rider Waite Tarot |
Today the Knight of pentacles will teach me what
I need to know about finding my balance. At first sight he’s a dull boring guy
sitting on his horse staring at his pentacle. Reliable, dependable, stubborn, all
characteristics which aren't really exciting. And yet here he is, sitting on his
farm horse watching the plowed and sown field and he is sure that everything
will turn out fine; just the way he wants it. He’s proud of his work although nothing
unexpected had occurred and no creativity was needed.
My steadfast champion. This is the guy I want to go to in times of imbalance.
He grounds me literally. After having been floating some inches above the
ground to long (meditating, tarot reading, writing, pondering and so forth) He
pulls me down and puts me with my feet back on the ground. “Just do something tangible!”,
he seems to shout at me.
Yesterday my youngest daughter was working in the garden; preparing it
for the winter season. I wasn't able to help her but being outside, smelling the
soil and the rotting leaves, just felt so immensely good. Yes I know being
practical and getting things done is my way of balancing out the contemplative side
of me. Although it is still difficult for me to actually do something I will figure out a way to get more involved in chores
around the house. Even as simple for instance decluttering a drawer can be
helpful.
"Doing" can be a challenge when you're supposed to be recuperating. (((Ellen))) But I do get it - there are times when I need to get out of my head too. Just some suggestions: go for a walk, draw, plant some seeds for a window shelf, rearrange an altar, and of course (as you said) sorting through and cleaning out drawers and stacks of papers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the idea's, When you wrap your mind around it there's still a lot possible. Just this afternoon we've bought a small apple tree for our garden. it was good to be outside and walk between all the plant and trees. Now we are going to plant ours :)
DeleteHa, just wrote a post this morning about the importance of even just chopping vegetables. I hope you can find some simple things which don't bother your neck (((hugs)))
ReplyDeleteThanks Kerry
DeleteThere is a Buddhist saying: "Before Enlightenment chop wood and carry water, after Enlightenment, chop wood and carry water."
(((hugs))) ( now I know what those brackets mean :)
Hee hee, I often don't think about such things, but text speak does have plenty of weird bits :) Hilarious that you quoted that saying :D
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