A few days later in a completely different venue with someone completely different, she used the same card deck and I got the same card.
Okay, I thought, you got my attention. I shook my head and put it aside, still not sure what it meant. Later that night when I had the time to bring it up again, I said out loud "I don't get it!" and stared at the card. Then I asked "if I'm already this way, what else is there?" and the answer came immediately.
Outward vs. inward. Yes, Lori, you are projecting calmness outwardly consistently. Certainly. Now what about what's going on inside?!
Oh. I get it.
Somewhere deep inside me a voice had risen up through all of the constant mental chatter of analyzing, contemplating, innovating, and extrapolating, and said "shut up!", "turn it off!", "give it a rest!".
If you're anything like me, you know how hard this is. Fortunately there are tools, so I'm turning to the tools. Here is a visual tool that I like. In addition, I have hired a yoga therapist who gave me specific whole body exercises that help balance a person like me, so I use those tools as well. I hope these reminders are helpful for you as well!
The next week after the Silence card appeared to me, a walking stick showed up. If you read the significance of this animal totem (yes insects definitely have messages as well as "regular" animals), it's about camouflage and being silent; not telling everyone what's going on. Waiting for the right time.
The world around me is always full of personal messages when I am open to them. I so enjoy this aspect of life. Everything is here to assist me in staying in my essence; staying true to who I am and what I want most. Everything wants to help me with being balanced and centered. All I have to do is allow it.
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