I am posting a part of an exercise I'm doing--a daily tarot card. I first write what I see in the picture on the card, then I examine the traditional interpretation, and then my thoughts about what this card means to me today.

Daily card: Ten of Cups
my interp.: lovers in love, bountiful emotion, happiness rekindled, conversation, setting forward on a journey leaving the past behind, filling life with beauty.
Traditional interp: joy, peace, family: feeling joy, radiating love; doing away with hostilities, reducing stress and tension; looking to family, working for peace in the home, bonding with family members

This card comes to me after a morning filled with anything but peace. Last night was hectic and grumpy, this morning worse. G and I hardly talked, he's still ill. I did my Pilates and did some writing but it was not peaceful. I was filled with a lot of pent up energy and anger. I knew it, but felt somewhat powerless as to where to channel it.

A lot of outside forces were working together to feed my discomfort and anger, but the inner workings were more troubling. I would feel a brief sense of calm and then lash out at things. For example, Udo (my dog) kept getting under my feet and the puppy was a peeing machine. I kept getting irritated and yelling at Udo. During pilates, I tried to let the anger wash over me and examine it. Accept it. I found that I did not know what to do WITH it. Anger in and of itself is fine, but letting it ferment or lashing out at Udo (or G) is unacceptable to me. How to return to another place, move on?

So this card is a good one. A reminder of peace and love and family. Perhaps if I think about these things today, some of this anger will drain and I can return to something more neutral or happy.  ¶ 10:03 AM