Temperance

Temperance.  I went in to my fun tarot card box again and this is the card I picked.  This is from the book "The Alchemical Tarot" by Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Robert M. Place.

"Temperance represents the continual process of life.  The key meaning of the card is renewal, a lancing of dual forces, and an achievement of harmony that lies beyond conscious control but simply is.  Temperance is mistress of nature and its rhythms, and perfection is her goal.  She is calm and centred, and maintains her steady rhythm in the face of storms ad upheavals.  Temperance reminds us that there is a higher order, a higher functioning, to all that happens.  We can tune into this higher consciousness by simply concentrating on the present moment, letting go of preconceptions based on the past and not holding expectations for the future."

"Temperance is also related to the word 'temper' which means to make strong.  Temperance can help our fortitude."

Fortitude means "mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously" by Dictionary.com

May it rain 'fortitude' today for anyone that needs it.