[5-9-22] Today’s Tarot of Bones Daily Draw is the Ten of Cups. This is a time for a joyful reunion with loved ones, even if at a distance. While life may not be all perfect, you have people that you can depend on and who you like being around–and vice versa! And not all loved ones may be human, either; often our animal companions may offer us solace in trying times, too. So lean on those who are willing to share the load, and take time to appreciate that you have these wonderful folks in your life.
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A comic about looking after yourself, your loved ones and your mental health during the tough times ahead. I started this last November, when people were hurting so hard it was difficult to function - I’m sorry it took me so long to finish it.
It’s hard loving something that’s not yours to love. Especially when that something made you love it. Made you dig deep into your emotions, tear down your walls, and open up your heart just for it. Only to tell you in the end that you were never even in the running for it’s love. You were just something to pass the time.
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Today is Good Friday, the day in which our Lord & Saviour, Jesus Christ, was condemned to death, nailed to the cross, & when he died to save & purify all of mankind. Because today is arguably one of the most important days in the entire universe & it’s certainly one of the most important days in the Catholic faith, I thought it would be appropriate to share a little something for all of you who follow this blog. This is just my little reminder to all my fellow Catholics about the importance of this day, & that you guys aren’t alone when it comes to practicing your faith. I put together a little picture set that illustrates Good Friday & the best ways of illustrating today’s importance. The top image shows three crosses standing in a field & with the message of having a blessed day today. The bottom left image shows another cross, this one being draped with a cloth & the crown of thorns, as sunlight shines upon it to illustrate a new beginning & a second chance for all of us. The bottom right image is a painting of what actually happened on Good Friday: it shows Jesus dying on the cross, as his followers, loved ones, & disciples mourn their great loss.
I hope that all of you have a blessed & good day this Good Friday, & thank you for your continued support of this blog!
Reblogging this post from last year in case any new followers hadn’t seen it yet. Have a Blessed Good Friday!
After my grandfather died, I’ve been thinking a lot about the afterlife.
We’ve all heard of several afterlives, I’m sure. Some say it’s a dichotomy of burning and eternal torment opposite peace and harp playing with loved ones. Some have said it’s like a giant party with fighting and singing and laughing forever. And some have said that the soul just wanders around, memory-less and unknowing of suffering or happiness.
But now, I’ve been leaning towards the notion of the lingering soul. A soul of a loved one that stays just a little with the ones they left behind.
It could be in the way my mom smells her grandfather’s cologne when she is in a troubling situation. Or how my family believes that children can sense their passed relatives as they’re closer to “the veil” than anyone else - like how my newborn niece looks like she’s having intense and loving conversations in her sleep. And in the way my grandma briefly saw her husband in the kitchen when we were all sitting around talking about him.
Call it guardian angels, purgatory, or just a gut feeling or pattern recognition. But I truly do believe we’ve got souls around us. The true Elysian for me, if being able to watch your loved ones live on, grow, and laugh.
When I was small my grandma was one of the biggest parts of my life, she seemed to always be there when I needed her. My mom used to tell me this story about how when she found out I was going to be a girl my mom didn’t hear from her for a few hours, later that day she showed up with bags of baby clothes beyond ecstatic with the thought of a granddaughter. I used to laugh about it because my grandma reminded me all the time how special I was to her, so it wasn’t much of a surprise. I have a letter from her from 2004 where she tells me how I was the one to bring a smile to her face and a twinkle in her eye. She wrote how much she loved me being in her life and how I seemed to be growing so fast. She ended by saying she loved me the mostest, our secret little inside phrase.
At the time I don’t think I truly appreciated the letter, or time I got to spend with her. Little did I know I would only have a few more years with her when this letter was written. When my grandma got sick I loved her but I had a bit of anger and I didn’t always fully appreciate the time I had with her because on the inside I was angry with her in some ways. I didn’t understand how someone who meant this much to me could do this to themselves, and I knew things were going to change. I don’t like to talk about her to other people much, so many people outside of my close friend group do not know much about her. I felt like sharing her would taint things, that people would twist my memory of her to this version where she was just an alcoholic who paid the price. With that said, I’ve been asked if I still miss her. The answer? In short, yes.
It used to be a constant pain, a gut wrenching pain I didn’t want to share with anyone. With being just 4 months short of the 8 year anniversary, I still feel it sometimes. I think it haunts me less now than it used to, but i still find myself on the floor crying sometimes at the little things that remind me of her. Today was one of those days I made a stupid mistake and left my necklace at home when I was at work. As i began to fill with panic at the realization, I realized how much she still meant to me. Part of me with always love her and will always wish she could have been there for those big moments in my life because I can just image her smile. She would have been there for ever milestone, no matter how small I thought it was at the time and would have insisted on taking more pictures than probably necessary, so I didn’t miss a moment. It was hard that first year without her, and it was just as hard not having her there for homecoming, my first boyfriend, my first break up, prom, making it into my schools varsity show choir, all my dance recitals, my honor groups and graduation. Most importantly, she wasn’t there to share in the love of my life. My little sister who came to me at a dark time just two years after I lost my grandma. She is a spiting image of my grandma and she manages to bring me so much joy its almost unimaginable. I think I miss her most not for me, but for my sister, the one who never got to meet her. I feel like I have to keep her memory live so she can get a picture of what her grandmother was like. It gets harder around Christmas for me still however, its the season she loved the most, but its also the season of her birthday and shortly after, her death. On days like this I feel regret for not missing her all the time, I feel like she is slowly slipping away while still being such an important force in my life. On days like this, I wish I could tell her how much I loved her, how much I still love her. I want to tell her I forgive her, and I want to tell her about everything she has missed. I want her to know we do still miss her, but we are okay, that in a way she has made me stronger. -A
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