People as touchstones

I did a tarot reading for a friend last night and the card that came up for her in the foundation or root position was the nine of wands. I thought this was very appropriate as she is a strong confident no fear kind of woman. I love the visual in the Motherpeace deck for this card. The woman may be battered and bruised but she can still sit comfortably surround by fire and not be burned by it. She has harnessed that energy and knows her strength’s and her weakness’s. Whatever life throws at her she can deal with from a place of strength. I thought wow this really does describe her to a “T”. She has been such a powerful presence in my life these last few months as I’ve been dealing with the crazy situation I find myself in. She has remained one of my touchstones to sanity so to speak. Imagine my surprise when I pulled the same card for myself this morning. The universe is trying to remind me that no matter what’s going on or where I’m at, that core of strength is also in me. 

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