Weekend 17/52 - Departing - are you coming?


3 of Wands: in the threshold of beginning the journey
8 of Cups: leaving to a new journey

I wasn’t going to do this pull today (I don’t even have my cards deck with me - had to do it online). But I felt called to do it, because someone might need this (like I did).

The message is clear: we’re departing - heading out to a new journey, a new cycle.

The 8 of Cups tells us to leave behind the old, the familiar, the safe.

The 3 of Cups calls us to be aware of the new opportunities available. To be present, and see the big picture.

Someone said this once and it hit me like a ton of bricks:

“Stop playing it safe and calling it fate”

It fits the moment I’m personally going through right now.

Truth is: I got sick of myself for playing safe.

Now I’m feeling called to throw myself back again in adventure and experimentation in my creative journey.

I want to explore how I can serve more.

I want to stretch my potential to actually add value to people.

That also means: trying and failing, trying and learning, trying and discovering.

I want that. I’m thirsty for that.

If you’re feeling this call too, you’re not alone.

We’re departing together on this.

The prize is guaranteed: getting closer to who we truly are.

The only rules are:

Follow curiosity

Give our best energy available as we create and

Enjoy the ride flight,

A.Matsui


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