Message of the day, June 16, 2016

Seven of Wands. There is something you feel you must protect, your home environment, family, ideas, work, and you are willing to fight off anyone who threatens to upset the balance of things. You know instinctively that you do not deserve to be attacked either emotionally or in a physical sense. The other person enjoys playing childish games and sometimes likes to see how far they can go with you, but they are starting to get the message that you aren't budging from your stance. What you have, you've worked hard for, and no one is going to take it away, or if it's in an emotional sense, no one can steal your happiness, your good character, or your ideas. It just isn't happening. However, know that by giving simple clues that you're no one's fool, and by not allowing bad behavior to take over your life, the other person will eventually back off and give up. In this way, you don't have to exhaust yourself telling them over and over, or convincing others that you're right. However, if you're wrong, and you're the one pushing another person's buttons, learn to pick your battles. Know that egging others on will only come back to you in droves. Why do you want to fight? What good comes of it? There's fighting to protect what's right, and there's being a trickster. If it isn't yours to fight for, back off. Sometimes this is about an internal battle, for instance, asking ourselves if we should do something that we want to do. If it will bring happiness for you and others and is overall a positive thing, and you keep coming back to the feeling that it will benefit you in some way--but you're afraid others will judge you--then only you can decide if it's right or wrong. Probably, it is right and you're feeding off of fear. However, if it's something that has the potential to hurt others, and yourself, and you're only doing it out of greed or you just feel impatient about wanting it, then most likely it's wrong. Lastly, I got the impression that for many people this is about internet battles concerning political or social issues going on. Know that most people behind a computer, including yourself, say things out of character. Forgive them and yourself, and remember to keep a healthy perspective. They're only words, and most people have good intentions yet bad delivery. Learn to let it go, especially if it tends to ruin your day. Read a book, go outside. Pick your battles and more than anything else, remember it's all transitory and not really that big of a deal. Choose to be happy today if only for yourself.

Peace.