Touch Grass Monday

Sage Sips is Tarot for your day in the time it takes to sip your coffee. Today’s sip: Page of Pentacles

It’s probably that Dan Harris book – or maybe a response to the national news over the past week or so – but stress management is stepping forward as a good idea of everyone.

Buddhist (in the philosophy, not the religious ritual sense) impermanence and detachment step forward.

In other words, this too will pass, so don’t get too wound up in thinking or worrying about it.

Pentacles are Earth, grounding, practicality. Pages are learning, maturing, graduating to the next level. It isn’t always easy, and it isn’t second nature to everyone to wait, watch, and learn before you act, but the wisdom of it is present in a whole list of adages and platitudes:

Keep your powder dry.

Hold your fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Stay frosty.

Good things come to those who wait.

“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen… Keep in the sunlight … He that can have patience can have what he will.”

Benjamin Franklin

Today the page reminds us to wait, watch, learn, then we can act and elevate our response to something extra beneficial.

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I read Tarot, write stuff and make things. Secular Humanist, coffee loving, knitting, lgbtquia2+ ally.