If you’re feeling exhausted, tired, irritable, crabby and short fused there’s a good chance you’ve been putting everyone else’s needs before yours. And.. you may have been wanting to say No! to people or situations and end up saying yes in order to keep the peace.
The only problem with this scenario is it’s unsustainable and simply doesn’t work.
The Angel Tarot Card - 10 of Fire - speaks straight to the heart of this draining and exhausting cycle. When I see this card in a reading it tells me the story of feeling overwhelmed, overburdened, shouldering too many responsibilities (most likely not your own), helplessness, boxed-in, all work and no play. It is the epitome of Cinderella right before she meets her Fairy godmother.
Tens represent completion. This particular Ten is completion, but at a heavy cost. In fact, there is not a feeling of excitement, joy, passion and creativity.
Just the opposite. Why is that you might ask?
Well, let's look at this further. When we become overly involved in work and other people's issues we have no time to keep our own fire lit. All of the fantastic energy we have is used up on gossip, rescuing, low energy emotions and frustration. Over time, we end up feeling like a battery that completely ran out of a charge.
More often than not this card represents impending or current health concerns as well because of the heavy toll our life has been taking. (i.e. our battery can't hold a charge anymore.)
It is so tempting to think we have to rescue and save everyone else. However, the cape becomes very, very heavy indeed. The problem is when we spend our days swooping in and helping everyone else there is nothing left for us.
In my Archangel Power Tarot deck by Radleigh Valentine, the image is of a very worn-out and tired young woman. She has a basket on each arm loaded down. Her clothes are old. No smile appears on this fairy's face. She is exhausted.
Yet, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Over her left-hand shoulder is the loving and powerful Archangel Gabriel hovering just beside her. The reminder for this card is to ask for Divine help.
Creativity, passion and joy for life are right here. You need to turn your focus on yourself. Immediately. The only one that needs rescuing is you.
The beautiful reminder here is that you are never truly alone. This journey you are on is best done with Spiritual guidance and connectivity.
We can easily lose our self-awareness, our creativity, our life-force when we're always giving pieces of ourselves away. Ask the Angels, your Higher Self or Spirit Guides for help on this path. Right here. Right now.
Your creativity is needed now more than ever. Set the baskets down. Get some rest. Change into higher vibrational clothes. Say no when you mean no. Say yes when you mean yes. Say maybe when you mean maybe.
Trust that you are Divinely guided. Because you are. Angels and Spirit Guides cannot assist with our lives unless we give them permission (the only exception is in life threatening situations.) When we ask for help they lovingly do.
The Divine realm only acts in ways that are supportive, loving and kind. They have your best interest at heart.
And because of this reminder from the 10 of Spring/Fire, you may find that you begin to get the much needed rest you need. Your health starts to improve. Plus, a feeling of resurgence in delving into the creative parts of yourself that you have previously been ignoring.
Instead of saying yes to everyone and everything, you may just find that you embrace and love the part of you that is a No machine.
Here's to living fully and flourishing!
With love and light,
Joanna
“a trusted voice to your angels and guides”
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