Looking Forward

I may have mentioned this before, but it’s what’s on my mind this morning for you, so here, goes…. Enjoy.

I used to have a tarot card with a woman at the top of a hill. She was looking forward to the journey she must take to cross a valley to get to the castle at the other end. I’ve used this vision many times in the past year when it comes to my own journey, particularly in business. This is also a very relatable scene in so many ways.

1. She has a vision going forward. She’s looking at where she’s going and framing that in her mind. Once she starts moving forward, she won’t see that castle as clearly until she gets there…so she takes that moment to frame her vision solidly in her mind for “viewing” along the way.
2. This scene takes place in a time of real castles, no cell phones, no electricity, etc. so she’s not going to backtrack or change her mind because there’s another “idea, choice, etc.” within her vision. No, she’s just got her, her companions, and her goal…going forward.
3. To get where she’s going…she must go forward…there is nothing else that’s going to get her there…and since that’s truly where she wants/needs to be…she’s taking every step to make that happen.
4. Along the way she may take a side journey, help a new friend, have to hide out from someone attacking her, etc…however, she’s still staying true to her vision and sets out to going forward again.
5. Once she’s agreed with herself that forward is the only right step, she stays true…for her…there is no turning back to what was…there is nothing back there that is going to give her what she desires/needs/envisions/wants.
6. This leads to the realization of…she doesn’t know all that’s before her, no. She doesn’t know what will be required of her or how much endurance she’ll need to get to her goal. She doesn’t know what will happen on her journey forward or who she will meet. She just knows of what her goal is.
7. Regardless of any of these things, she knows each step forward will get her closer to there…and she’ll arrive. Nothing else in life will do that for her. It’s her…her vision…her aiming for and creating space for her success in her endeavor.

I want to encourage you to take this vision in and feel if it’s something you need to do and create for yourself. No distractions. Only making a decision to go forward and then making every other decision with that goal in mind.

What will get you where you want to go? What will distract you? Which choices are you making every day? Be mindful and conscious and go forth with this new thinking. Cheers.