The 5 of Swords and Overcoming Living Life as Winners and Losers

Wednesday, April 9th, 2014.  Another early morning, awaking some 20-30 minutes before the alarm, too tired to get out of bed but knowing full well I will not get anymore sleep.  I’m okay with this though as maybe tomorrow it’ll happen and I’ll simply get out of bed and get on with the day or perhaps I’ll pay attention to those semi-conscious thoughts that come to mind as we awake.  I know I’m awaking for a reason.

Thank You Spirit.

Spirit Is and today’s visiting Tarot Card is the “5 of Swords: The Tennis Game.  Being overly competitive.  A game which gets out of hand.  A pattern of always needing to win, or to lose.”

I have no need to win at all costs and I have no desire to make a point of winning and to the point of seeing another person as the loser.  Life is not, nor should it be a competition.  Yes, we have society we must do our best to live in and fit into however that does not mean we have to be like everyone else in doing so.  I’m at a point in my life where getting ahead is no longer important to me.  I simply want to live a decent quality life where I do not chase after money yet have enough to live the life I enjoy.  Never will I put money ahead of helping others where, when, and how best I can.

I’m humbled to have a roof over my head, food on my plate and money in the bank.  I ache to see others suffering and struggling just to live.  So being competitive is not in my genes.  Neither is the need or desire to win.  My interests are no better than or more important than someone else’s.  We need to build and lift each other up so we all succeed in life.

But this “5 of Swords” is here today to tell me that I might be falling into this trap of living life as a competition so I see this card as a wake-up call to watch myself, my thoughts, and my actions.  Life is not about winning or losing or leaving anyone else behind, it’s about succeeding in life together, as many parts of a much greater whole where we are all important pieces of the puzzle and the puzzle cannot stay together if a single piece is missing so let’s work together in creating a better world where all of us matter, nor just a select few.

Thank You Spirit.

Blessed Be.