Card of the Day: Eight of Roots (Pentacles)
This gorgeous depiction from @brady.tarot shows how seemingly separate components come together to create thriving ecosystems. When something is required for our survival, we do it, like bumblebees tending to their underground hive—the thing that supports their life. The creator chose the keyword Discipline here.
Discipline can feel obligatory, or we can make it a spiritual exercise—the practices and behaviors we need to enact to align with what we say we love, what is most important. (In other words, if it’s *that* much of a drag, we can ask ourselves: do I really want this?) If discipline is hard to practice, we may need to create containers and structures that align with who we actually are. Some of us might need a rigorous schedule, others of us could use soft, cushy bumpers that knock us back into our lane, or small groups of people we trust to check in with, or two 20-minute practice periods a day. The point is: figure out what your discipline needs to look like for you to be able to practice it well.
For many of us, the first flush of an imperative to anti-racist action might be starting to wear off. We’re just not “feeling” it anymore. Actions that uproot systems of oppression need to be rooted in soil deeper than our passing feelings. Vow and commitment can help anchor us, and we need daily discipline to keep us immersed in the process, in the work itself—how it changes and develops us, how it impacts our relationships and how that feels (it might feel terrible!), the shifts it requires in the way we live day-to-day.
The officers who murdered Breonna Taylor are still free. Justice for her still requires our action—our phone calls, our letters and emails. (Link to take action in my bio.) How will each of us stay motivated when the headlines shift? Where do we find our fuel for taking actions every day that disrupt and dismantle systems of oppression? How do we create structures to hold us in the work? How do we pierce the illusion that we can ever do this alone?
