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We spiral. We go through the same issue, the same

We spiral.

We go through the same issue, the same story, the same boyfriend, over and over again.

But it isn’t “again”. Each time is slightly different. It has to be because everything is different. And we are different.
To be sure, we can do our best to change the situation. We can bring in conscious awareness and work with our thoughts, beliefs, stories, in order to change things as much as we can.
We are increasing our chances of being done with this lesson. But ultimately, it’s not all up to us.
Sometimes the same job will present itself, sometimes the same ex will reappear, sometimes we will react in the same way. Sometimes we aren’t “done” with the lesson and there’s more for us to learn.

This can be incredibly frustrating. Especially when we have been putting in the hours. We do our practices, we put in the effort. The yoga, meditation, visualisation, ritual, tarot card reading, astrology. You name it, we’ve done it. And sometimes even our best efforts won’t be enough.
We spiral, and here we are again, in this familiar spot. We thought we were done, but we’re not done. We thought we had grown, learned, evolved, matured. We thought we could put it behind us now.
We can’t. We’re not ready yet. It’s not time.

Then there are “the others”. There are always others, with their stories of triumph over adversity, and lessons learned in self-respect that have brought them their desired lover, career, dream.
Never mind the others. Come back to you and your experience.

Meanwhile, we spiral. Another turn in the sea shell. Here we are again.
Similar but not the same.
This time it’s easier, and kinder. We know what to do, if we don’t despair over its reappearance. Accept the turn, bring in your practices, and before you know it, you’ll be out again.

Now, where are the tarot cards?

#tinywisdom #tinypractice

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