Page of Wands, Cat Tarot

We need to #REJOICE in our courage to authentically express ourselves and #MoveOn - and NOT get lured into a #GuiltTrip or excusing ourselves or our needs.

"Now is a time for fun and adventure. (Maybe not so much for the bird.)" :D

The sarcasm that this card comes after yesterday's cards regarding 'dropping relationships'!
Dropping people that don't want to 'stretch and grow', not because they are 'bad persons' but because stretching and growing is such an important and central part of our life, and life mission.
Surrounding ourselves with people seeking and honoring comfort limit our opportunity to grow.

Like the toy bird in the card 'these people' can indeed offer us an opportunity to 'practice our skills' - for a while.
We all know that cat toys seldom last for long...

It also reminds me of the saying: people are in our life for "a reason, a season or a lifetime".
A reason can be to mirror something within ourselves that we need to see - and if we don't 'see it the first time' the universe throws similar people/features into our lives until we 'get it' ,:)
The same challenges until we 'see it' and embrace the lesson - develop and practice the necessary skill.

Which now seem to be to 'not be so reachable for people who don't want to stretch'!
By 'dropping them' or change the way we relate to them. Become 'less reachable' - not to teach/punish them, but because it serves neither us nor them.
Our 'act of detachment' MAY offer the other an opportunity to grow, if they so choose - but that's not our business.

It may trigger discomfort. Feeling like we are 'unkind' in some way.
A fear that they will 'feel we hurt them'.
But the rash truth is - we're not responsible for others' feelings. People with trauma WILL feel hurt. Ego's GET hurt. (Fear of commitment or stretching out of one's comfort zone very probably involve some trauma, which will get triggered by us 'leaving')

We're responsible first and foremost for ourselves #NorthNodeAries
Which unfortunately involves having to detach ourselves from people (no matter how 'nice' they are) if their company 'offer no opportunity for growth'

Having Jupiter at ASC, expansion is as important as oxygen for me.

Deck: #CatTarot