This isn’t hard.
It’s not your business.
You don’t understand the circumstance. It’s not your decision to make.
Mind your own business.
Yes, it’s that easy.
The next time you want to meddle, put your nose where it doesn’t belong? Remind yourself: it’s not my business.
Try this–THAT’S NOT MY CAT.
Then walk away. Because it’s NOT YOUR CAT AND NOT YOUR BUSINESS.
#WomensRights #ReproductiveFreedom #NotYourBusiness
In anticipation of Picard Season 3 Episode 9, I share with you my Trek/tarot reading from this morning.
The Moon: intuition and illusion
Ro Laren
I know!! (Spoiler alert! If you’re not current with the final season of Picard, stop reading and watch!) Ro Laren’ s past perfectly represents the Moon. Her story arc on Picard continues that energy. From the Star Trek the Next Generation Tarot Deck*:
“The Moon offers both intuition and illusion as it hangs brightly in the night sky. Some are freed by its light, while others are trapped in its mystery. When Ensign Ro arrives on the Enterprise, she is also caught between two worlds. Powerless to protect her home world Bajor from the occupying Cardassians, she blames the Federation for not doing more to help. The resulting frustration has left her both directionless and resentful. Skeptical of authority, Ro is torn between her love for her people and her oath to Starfleet.”
Is it cosmic coincidence Ro Laren showed up today? One day before the next episode of Picard? The intelligence she shared with Picard in a previous episode has cast just enough light to see beyond the illusion. (Seriously, watch it now.) Frontier Day is going to be lit!
The Next Gen deck goes on to say:
“You also feel lost and anxious, as your intuition has led you down a path filled with hidden perils and unknown foes. Open your eyes to those who may be deceiving you and realize that sometimes we deceive ourselves.”
My reading is not just about the storyline in Picard, it’s also representative of the world today. Democracy is under assault; women are under assault; the LGBTQ community is under assault; immigrants are under assault. The Moon reveals what’s hidden. And it’s time to expose the hidden agendas by the people who are here to hurt us.
Ace of Starships
From the Next Gen deck:
“Your starship has left space dock and is ready to embark! Look forward to new relationships or creative endeavors. This beginning will grant you fulfillment, spiritual enlightenment, and the ability to better balance your emotions.”
What that means to me? It’s confirmation that I’m Captain Brauer of the Starship Providence and my destiny is wherever I plot a course. I’m comforted and confident that I have a crew of people who think like me, are on board, and are ready to boldly defend people and the planet!
King of Starships
Sarek
From the Next Gen deck:
“The King of Starships has mastered his emotions and is never dominated by despair, passion, or outrage. He is dependable and mature, though he may seek to hide his pain from others. Always good in a crisis, his steady nature can overcome any instability.”
What a great card to draw. Again, not just because we need every former crew member of the Enterprise to master their emotions and save Earth from the Changelings in Season 3 Episode 9/10, we need that now—across the nation!
I need that now! I admit, I’ve fallen into despair watching Trump and the Republicans dismantle decades of civil rights/human rights, been enraged watching the policies they’ve passed that harm people and the planet, and my passion has run so high and deep, I’ve not been able to channel that energy into positive action.
But Sarek, a Vulan and King of Starships, is a great reminder. I am strong, wise and confident. I know kindness, goodness, acceptance and appreciation ARE the prevailing mindsets for the majority of Americans. I know it to be true. I follow these people and talk with these people on the social platforms (mostly Twitter**). They are my mates and my motivators.
Time to assemble all ships and all personnel and get to Frontier Day. That’d be November 5, 2024!
What a great reading. I’m spired. Thank you Star Trek; thank you tarot.
Lindee
* This is the BEST tarot deck I’ve used. Shout out to the author Tori Schafer. Her bio in the back of the Star Trek Next Gen guidebook says she’s been practicing tarot since she was young, but it doesn’t say she is a Trekkie and no way she’s not! The characters and descriptions are so true to the Star Trek universe—and so accurate! I’ve been a lover and practitioner of tarot for the past twenty years. I’ve been a Trekkie since I was five; I grew up on The Original Series, but the Next Gen series is where I truly embraced and embodied the principles of Star Trek. This deck galvanizes those two worlds, tarot and Star Trek, and I am energized. Thank you, Tori Schafer. Girl, you are brilliant!
And not to be overlooked! Nicky Barkla, the deck’s illustrator, brought these cards to life! The art is vibrant and stunning and true to the original ambiance of the Series. The illustrations are beautiful and nostalgic. The entire deck feels good in my hands.
I’m grateful to these ladies. I carry this deck with me always! (Along with my Angel Cards by Doreen Virtue–who’s since lost her friggin’ mind– and Rider Waite decks that I’ve used for twenty years.)
**Musk is an ignorant, entitled twot.
Is it audacity? Is it perversion? Is it boredom with their own lives? What is it exactly that makes Republicans—and specifically Christian Republicans—think they can legislate what happens in our uteri? Or in our bedrooms?
It’s NUNYA: none of your friggin’ business.
Would any of our rights be threatened IF it weren’t for people sticking their noses where they don’t belong?
“There’s your business, my business, and God’s business,” writes Byron Katie in her book Loving What Is. Ironically, the book is about accepting what can’t be changed, and instead, changing your perspective to be okay with what is. Katie uses a method she calls “the work” to help people understand why they are emotionally triggered, and she talks them through the mental barriers to help them learn and grow.
Right now, the whole damned Republican party needs to do a Byron Katie workshop. I want to know WHY Republicans think what happens with my body is any of their business. It’s not!
There’s your business, my business, and God’s business.
Your rights end where my body begins. And, you do NOT know God’s business. (I don’t care how often you reference the Bible or go to church, you’re not God and you do not know.)
Of course, these people understand the concept. They are the same people who cried MY BODY MY CHOICE when it came to wearing a mask. “Freedom,” they say. “Keep the government out of it,” they whine.
Where is the logic?! Where is the reason?! How can they not equate one with the other?
Because it’s not about freedom; it’s about power and control over women’s bodies.
Roe v Wade has been settled precedent for 50 years. I’m not willing to concede its overturning by a partisan Supreme Court established by a corrupt president.
I do not accept “what is” in this situation. Instead of changing my perspective, I’m working to change the Court.
First—it’s not done yet! It’s time to don the pussy hat and take to the street. It’s time to write and call the Senators. If SCOTUS does overturn Roe v Wade, it’s time to put money and time behind pro-choice candidates, knock on doors, and help turn out voters in November.
Republicans will not stop with regulating our uteruses. The right to use contraception and to love and marry who we want are the next on their hit list.
Why? Because they have their friggin’ noses where they don’t belong.
Republicans, focus on your own damned body—and leave mine alone!
#LoquaciousLindee
A rainy day delay helps grow patience.
I try too hard sometimes. Like right now. I’m trying to get home.
If I had just waited the weather out, I’d probably be boarding my Seattle flight to Denver right now, arriving home by 5. Well, land at 5:00 which puts me home at 7 p.m. But instead, I listened to the Weather Channel, got a 30 minute flight delay notice, checked Raindar, saw a HUGE storm over Seattle.
Then I read of tornados in Portland, checked Raindar again, boarded my flight to Seattle just to be grounded for an hour and a half and then dumped in the terminal to wait it out. After checking Raindar again, I called Travel.
Thanks goodness I have a go-to person at the office; I didn’t have to stand behind fifty other people trying to find a different way out. John swiftly and graciously got me down the road 90 miles to the closest airport, and a guaranteed flight to Salt Lake City, then home to Denver, arriving by 10 p.m. Weather looked good. It was guaranteed.
So now I’m at the Pasco airport, waiting, watching the planes go by, listening to their Seattle flight being called, and wondering, would I be on that Seattle-to-Denver flight home right now, if I hadn’t been proactive and found myself a different route home.
¯_( )_/¯
Who knows. I should stop trying so hard, pushing so much. I think that’s the “lesson,” if there is one.
I seldom sit down and enjoy, relax, just be. I’m doing something 90% of the time I’m not sleeping. That usually involves pushing hard to make money to pay the bills. I need to let more come to me. I’d better reread the book The Law of Attraction, by Ester and Jerry Hicks.
In lieu of that, I’m just going to sit here awhile, very still, very quiet and think good thoughts. Okay, first I’m going to finish this blog, then sit here, very quietly, thinking good thoughts. I’m going to slow down, enjoy the travel day, and get home when I get home. There is no problem I have to deal with, everyone is taken care of, my sweetheart is waiting for me. And he’ll be there when I get there.
Hmmm, maybe being proactive and pushing too hard wasn’t such a bad thing. It gave me time to sit down and write after all, and that always helps me let the good in.
Oh, I just heard someone say their flight was cancelled into Seattle earlier today and now they are waiting for another!
Vindicated!!! Keep on pushin’!
#LoquaciousLindee
I’m implementing a Mishap Management Plan. That means I’m being proactive; I’m preparing for trouble before it happens.
I’m a First Class Girl Scout, the equivalent of an Eagle Boy Scout. “Be Prepared,” was a part of my high school education. I was a Brownie in Kindergarten and worked my way through Juniors, Cadets, and finally to Seniors in my Senior year of high school. I earned over 50 badges, patches, and pins on topics such as: hospitality, sewing, cooking, camping, hiking, and first aid. Earning Girl Scout badges gave me information, skills, tools, and most importantly, confidence.
I was a Brownie in 1966; a Senior in 1980. It’s was a different world, a safer world, in my mind. That’s probably my perspective and age talking, but while I’m writing this, California just experienced another mass shooting at a government agency. Over 20 fatalities…this is so sad. And scary. Even more so today, a girl needs to be prepared.
In 2009, the Girl Scouts addressed that by adding the Emergency Preparedness Patch which they developed in conjunction with FEMA’s Citizen Corps. Their motto: Don’t be scared; be prepared.
Life is unpredictable, but with proper training—the right Girl Scout patch–and the right attitude, I can handle anything with grace, strength, and humor. With that in mind, I’ve created my own Mishap Management Patch so I can travel the country confidently knowing I’ve compiled the information I’ll need if I “trip and fall.”
Here are 8 Mishaps that could ruin a girl’s day—unless she was prepared:
Follow along and create your own Mishap Management Plan.
Here is the information you’ll need to gather. Store information in your phone, on your laptop, on a thumb drive, and online. Consider carrying printed copies of the information as well.
Hopefully I won’t be experiencing ANY of that above situations. But if I do, I’ve thought about it, prepared for it, and should come out unscathed—lookin’ and feelin’ fine.
So, there you have it, an outline for creating your own personal Mishap Management Plan. All you need to do now is fill in the blanks and collect the information.
Motivational speaker Brian Tracy says, “Prepare for the worst and then expect the best.” Basically, figure out the worst case scenario and then do everything within your power to make sure that worst case scenario doesn’t happen. Laying this solid foundation helps me feel capable and comfortable. It allows me to walk forward with faith, knowing I can handle whatever is coming my way.
And now, with all of our business taken care of, let’s look forward to what’s next! But that’s a different list. Stay tuned.
#loquaciouslindee
Let me interrupt this normally scheduled writing session to pass along this message of hope. H-O-P-E.
Hold On Pain Ends.
I’ve never heard this acronym before. I’m seeing it tonight for the first time. Hold On Pain Ends. It stopped me in my tracks. I stumbled on this quote tonight in a random google search. No, I wasn’t searching for hope. And I’m not in a depression or funk. I’m busy as crazy, doing what I love, and loving doing it, crazy as that sounds.
I actually clicked my way to it with a “quotes about Pinterest” search. Mixed in with quotes about the social media platform, Pinterest, were quotes that were also being posted on Pinterest.
There have been times in my life that hope has eluded me. And without hope, I wasn’t able to move forward in love and joy, or at all. I was stuck. Without hope, I was sad and depressed. And in pain.
“The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar there’ll be sun.” We all know that song quote. It’s so popular and relevant that the song is being heard by a whole new generation with the remake of the comic strip, book, broadway musical, and now movie, Annie. It’s such a beautiful message—of hope. Things will get better.
I wrote once that H-O-P-E stands for Hold On People Everywhere. That’s still valid. Hope is a waiting game. A game of patience, where sometimes you think the pain will never end. HOPE knows there are better days ahead. Pain-free days. Little Orphan Annie says it could be as early as tomorrow!
Let’s HOPE (hold on pain ends) it will be soon; because HOPE (hold on people everywhere) is good for us all. #LoquaciousLindeeHelp Open People’s Eyes. Be part of the State of the Union movement.Another perspective…You’re trying too hard.
Give up, give in, or give it your all. There is power in all three. The challenge is knowing when to do what.
Giving up doesn’t have to be a bad thing. We’ve all been taught: Winners never quit and quitters never win. Well, sometimes winners make the decision to stop. Stop pursing a course of action that’s getting them no where. There is nothing wrong with re-evaluating a situation and deciding it’s time to try a different tactic, angle, or path. Give up. See what happens when you stop pushing so hard.
Giving in can also be a good thing. “Pick your battles” is a popular phrase used when imparting wisdom to people in relationships. Sure, there will be times to stand your ground, but giving in, letting someone else have their way, is one way you can honor, respect, and accept their wishes. If that helps strengthen the relationship, why not give in? Perhaps your partner will be more willing to compromise next time, when you show them how.
Giving it your all…. Now, that’s a good thing. No matter what the outcome, win or lose, when you give a task, or a person, 100% of your focus–your undivided attention–you win. On some level, you both win. (Even though some win-win scenarios don’t make themselves known for years down the road. And they might appear as win-lose in the present.) Some projects and people are worth striving for and fighting for. For giving your all.
As for knowing when to do what? That’s a bit trickier. After all, onlyyou can say “enough is enough.””
Let your heart, mind, body, and spirit be your guide. When all four parts of you are in agreement–give up, give in, or give it your all–that’s the time to take action.
They all begin with “giving.”
Why follow your dreams when you can chase them? Why chase your dreams when you can lead them?
I like that you can “chase” a dream, as opposed to “follow.” Sometimes followers lag behind; can be thought of as slow. Chasers, on the other hand, move at a faster pace…and when chasing a dream, the faster the better. Most people want to catch a dream quickly.
But why do either, follow or chase, when you can take charge of the dream and “lead”? Notice I didn’t say “take control,” I said “take charge.” Control is an illusion. We think we have it, but what we really have are “outcomes.” And outcomes happen whether you’re in control or not.
“Leading” is a category and mind-set of its own. Set a direction on a dream, set an intent, and a desired outcome; help propel yourself towards it. Imagine the outcome, see yourself doing the work; let life work with you to help you succeed.
The quicker, the better.
A conduit is a “means of access, communication” states the World Dictionary. It doesn’t list examples or show pictures, but if it did, I’d be there, you’d be there, we’d all be there. Isn’t communication, after all, an essential part of who we are and what we do as living, breathing human beings on the planet?
Aren’t we all conduits of some sort, passing information from one person to another, one situation to another? When problems arise it’s because communication breaks down, which usually means a “conduit” has been mocked, ridiculed, or chastised in to silence. Don’t let that happened!
It’s the steady flow of information that keeps people on task, projects on time, and the world spinning reliably on its axis. A person with a passion, purpose and a “can-do” attitude will continue to relay information because that’s what conduits do. Especially after a communication breakdown!
We are all conduits for each other. It’s our job to keep the information flowing, like a global game of the kids party game, Telephone, except today we have cell phones, text messaging, email, and the social platforms to help in our quest.
What can you do to keep the information flowing? Be a conduit with a can-do-it attitude.
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
by Dr. Joe Dispernza.
Dr. Joe’s a master at simplifying quantum physics so we can understand HOW energy creates our realities. I’m half-way through the book and I’m excited to get to the “how to” exercises. (There are a few realities I’m planning on creating.)
As Yoda would say, “You must unlearn what you have learned.” Breaking the Habit is teaching me why my heart, mind, and body hang on to past experiences—especially the hurts—and continue a feedback loop of stinkin’ thinkin’ that cripples my progress forward. Dispernza refers to it as “re-mind”; when your mind plays the same story again and again.
“The difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.” Who said that?
Dipernza’s view is that change creates quantum surprises. And quantum surprises are the Universe’s way of honoring your intention. But you can’t be too specific. You have to anticipate in thought and with feeling specifically what you want, but then you have to let the Universe fill the need.
Break the habit of old thoughts, become very clear in your intent, and stand back and let the energy fall together.
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might get what you need.” That was Mick. J
