As I'm thinking about my book, Slow Magic, and thinking about the complex problems many of us face, I thought that I and others need the reminder to step back and think about simple steps. I thought of a little meme series to make called "We can do hard things." It's a nice little lift to work on.

The language of mystics and thieves.

What do your words reveal and conceal?

What feels right, and how does that feeling evade the need to prove or justify?

Poetry lets us touch what is beyond the senses, to deepen our understanding.

Yet if something feels off, critical thinking may help.

Today we might feel a cleavage between what seems like the smart move and what feels like the right move. Logic and instinct need not always be at odds, but these moments of opposition may make us feel stuck, agitated, indecisive. And it’s an opportunity for the sacred marriage to renew itself.

Wanting to be chased; forced to chase.

As Venus moves into Aries, that embodiment of all we desire and value turns toward uncomfortable terrain. While she would be comfortable simply being sought after and admired, instead she is…

https://anthonyrella.com/wanting-to-be-chased-forced-to-chase/

Every story is a filter.

When you take in floods of information daily, it's normal and inevitable for the mind to start to organize them into simpler buckets so it's easier to handle. So, instead of looking at thousands of people arguing with each…

https://anthonyrella.com/every-story-is-a-filter/

A veil of darkness that yields light.

Venus is the evening star at this point in her cycle, about to go through a period in which she disappears beneath the curtain of sunlight to re-emerge as the morning star in a few months. Veiled…

https://anthonyrella.com/a-veil-of-darkness-that-yields-light/