Murphy made it home form
his trip with his sister Faith. I honestly thought they would of
stayed longer.
Got the news about their
brother Earl. He is in wheel chair with quite a few issues. Found out
he has a care giver that comes in only 2 hours a week. I worked in
the field. And 2 hours isn't enough time as what I'm being told about
Earl. There is program out there to help out people, but to figure
the maze. An CASE
MANGER.
Murphy mention the tree
seem stunt, and town of Rock Spring is about 6,000 feet. High desert.
Went out to Greta, and did
some art. Today theme was black and white thinking. Also Nadia came.
To me black and white thinking is not willing to bend. I complain
about narrow minded people. Like most of us, I need to sweep my porch
a little more often.
We talked about other
things we want to in our art journals. And possible other place we
want to do art at. Greta had information about, The Riverside Plaza
and Event Center. I was going to share the link, but it has issues.
But it was a car lot here in Bonners Ferry. So plenty of room and
looks quite bright. Great talked to them about doing art there. Sound
like they have no issue about us coming in. I don't mind driving to
Greta. But in winter could be a different story.
After art I stop and got
some ground beef that was on sale, $3,68 a pound. Got two big packs
which each weight over 4 pounds each. And Murphy and I divide them
up. Got a few other items and it came quickly up to $75.00 Murphy and
I will be going to the senior center tomorrow.
Why not let see what 5
tarot cards my post is about. And why. Plus a little bit of A.I art.
1. Five
of Cups — What weighs on you
The Five of Cups fits the opening especially well.
Murphy came home sooner than expected, and underneath that is the
news about Earl. There is disappointment, concern, and a sense of
“this isn't how I hoped things would be.”
But the Five of Cups is also about noticing what
remains after something disappointing happens. Earl has problems, but
there are still possibilities for help. Murphy is home. You still
have your art, your journals, Greta, Nadia, and tomorrow at the
senior center.
So I see this card as the
emotional shadow of the post—not the whole story.
2. The
High Priestess — Knowing there is more underneath
This is probably my favorite card for your paragraph
about Earl.
You worked in caregiving, so when you hear that
someone with significant needs is receiving only two hours of care a
week, something inside you immediately says, “That
doesn't sound like enough.”
The High Priestess represents that quiet inner
knowing. She doesn't necessarily have all the answers. She knows
there is something beneath the surface
that needs to be understood.
And that connects beautifully with the case-manager
idea: there may be programs and resources, but somebody has to know
how to navigate the maze.
It also fits your art journaling—looking beneath
the obvious meaning of things.
3. Six
of Pentacles — Giving and receiving help
This card almost announces itself in your writing.
You are talking about a person who needs assistance,
a caregiver providing limited assistance, programs that might provide
more assistance, and the difficulty of finding those resources.
Then your day moves into very ordinary forms of
exchange: buying food, dividing the ground beef between you and
Murphy, going to the senior center.
The Six of Pentacles asks a simple question:
How does help actually move from one person
to another?
And I think that is one of the quiet themes of your
post.
4. The
Star — Your art as a source of renewal
Then the post changes completely when you go to
Greta.
You are making art. Nadia comes. You're talking about
art journals and finding another place to create. Suddenly there is
possibility again.
That's very Star
energy.
The Star isn't necessarily everything
is wonderful now. It's more like finding a
little light after you've been thinking about difficult things.
I especially like it because your discussion of
black-and-white thinking
is almost the opposite of the Star. The Star opens things up. It says
there can be more than two possibilities.
And that seems connected to your comment:
“I complain about narrow minded people.
Like most of us, I need to sweep my porch a little more often.”
That is a very Star-like moment of humility and
openness.
5. Eight
of Wands — Things beginning to move
Finally, the Eight of Wands fits the end of the post.
Murphy's trip is finished. You hear about Earl. You
go to art. A possible new art location appears. You talk to the
people there. You go shopping. You divide up the meat. Tomorrow
you're going to the senior center.
There is movement
everywhere.
Even the Riverside Plaza possibility is an Eight of
Wands moment: “Maybe we could do our art
here.”
Nothing is settled yet, but something has been set in
motion.
The five cards together
Five of Cups → High Priestess → Six of
Pentacles → Star → Eight of Wands
To me, that tells the story of your post better than
any single card:
Something troubling enters your day.
You
sense there is more to understand.
You start thinking about how
help can be given and received.
You turn toward creativity and
possibility.
Then life begins moving again.
And there's an interesting connection between your
black-and-white thinking
exercise and these five cards. None of them really lives in a simple
either/or world. Even the Five of Cups has standing cups behind it.
The High Priestess sits between two pillars. The Six of Pentacles is
about balance. The Star pours water into two places. And the Eight of
Wands is movement rather than a fixed destination.
So your post may actually be about learning
to see the middle ground—even though
you didn't set out to write about that.
