A year ago in May, during my last day in Iowa, I pulled one tarot card before I went (went to Kansas, full of anxiety and hope) — I pulled the Hermit.
It did not seem like a good sign at a time when I had spent a week isolated by myself (with Covid) and was trying very hard to grow my family, not spend more time alone. And I don’t know if I believe in fortune-telling, but it wasn’t a good sign. At least, not for what I believed I wanted.
Tonight, in May, during my last day in Iowa, I pull The World. And she could mean a million things but tonight she means I am a little fuller than I was last year . . . a little fuller than I was last week after days with my friends. We take Polaroid pictures sitting on their garden beds and I’m grateful for all the ways life changes, big and small, and keeps us tethered together.
I don’t know if I believe in signs for future days but it felt a good one to get The World before I head home tomorrow. Home to a busy week, and busy month, and another summer of unknowns. I hope it means I’m on the right path.
With Love,
Natalie