08/14/2026
I almost quit.
Not because I had nothing left to offer, but because I was beginning to realize that just because I can do something doesn’t necessarily mean I should.
Life circumstances forced me to pull back for a while, and in that space I started asking different questions.
What am I actually happy doing now?
What contributes to my peace?
What fills me with joy?
What do I want this next chapter of my life to look like?
And that is exactly what came through in this week’s card reading.
✨CLEAR YOUR SPACE✨
Start by clearing what is taking up room—physically and energetically.
Yes, that may mean getting rid of the clutter you keep walking past.
But it may also mean clearing obligations, expectations, old stories, or energy that no longer belongs in the life you are creating.
Sometimes we cannot hear ourselves because there is simply too much noise.
UNWIND
Then get yourself out of the loop.
Take the walk. Meditate. Sit in the garden. Stare at the clouds. Do something that allows your mind to loosen its grip on solving everything.
This is where imagination gets to come back online.
Daydream.
Wonder.
Ask, What else could be possible?
You do not have to know the answer yet.
MANIFEST
Now we get to the core of it.
What do you actually want your life to look like?
Not what you were told it should look like.
Not what you are capable of doing.
Not what other people expect you to continue doing because you have always been good at it.
What contributes to your peace?
What brings you joy?
What do you love doing enough that you naturally want more of it in your life?
For me, one of those answers has become very clear: writing—and particularly creating The Lantern Library.
PAMPER
And this card goes much deeper than bubble baths and massages.
How are you pampering the life you say you want?
How are you nurturing the idea, dream, relationship, creative project, business, or next chapter that keeps whispering to you?
Are you giving it your time?
Your attention?
Your energy?
Because sometimes the thing that needs pampering most isn’t you.
It is what is trying to be born through you.
I almost quit.
Instead, I cleared some space, stepped outside the loop, listened more carefully, and began putting my energy toward what I genuinely want to create.
Maybe this week’s cards aren’t asking you to quit anything either.
Maybe they are asking you to become much more discerning about what deserves you.
And that may change everything.
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