Before the cards, looking at my boundaries
This is for you—the one who draws a tarot card in the entryway right after work and asks whether to grant a friend's request.
Scenes
- I have to draw a card before I can speak — I want to turn down my friend's request, but I feel like I can't speak unless the card says it's okay.
- Afraid saying no will create distance — Even though the request feels like too much, I hold my feelings back, afraid refusing will make me a bad friend.
- I laid out one card in the entryway — My friend asked me to help with a move this weekend, and I laid out a card before I had even taken off my shoes.
- The cards show you a question before a decision — Rather than deciding the future for you, tarot imagery can offer clues to what you fear and what you're trying to protect.
- Set the card aside and write just one sentence — Before looking further into the card's meaning, write down: “What feels like too much for me?” You don't have to answer right away.
- My boundaries exist beyond the cards — Even on days when the card doesn't give me a push, my wish to protect my time doesn't disappear. Shall we look at that boundary together?
Stories by Yeonhwa
- Yeonhwa
- My heart starts racing in the car.
- Whenever their family comes up, I reread the compatibility reading.
- Every lunch, I think about what would need to change before we try again.
- When I hear a compliment, I turn the calendar first
- Rereading his text in the elevator
- On my first day at work, I ask the cards whether to finally make a decision I’ve been putting off.
- When I'm with them, the whole morning goes by and I can't get my work done.
- I start to say I’m hurt, then just turn the calendar page.