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Firstly, you need gratitude. So much whimsy comes from gratitude. This may take some slowing down and noticing. How cozy does your bed feel? How lucky you are to have a cozy bed? Take a noticing walk- go slowly, look around. Pay attention to what draws you in, and take your time examining. Actually see and engage with the world around you. Engage with music, dancing, singing. Craft even if youâre not talented at it. Say hi to your neighbors. Say hi to strangers. Look the check out person in the eye. Do loving things for yourself. Buy yourself flowers. Love the things you did as a child. Literally run around and skip and frolic. Do things that bring you joy but you may find embarrassing. Every day, think about how lucky you are to be who you are and have what you have.
The other side of whimsy is feeling your feelings. Canât access joy and excitement when youâre weighed down. Make space for them as they come up, then find a way to let them go. Think about what has taken whimsy from your life. Not all stress can be reduced, but there may be many things you can disengage from or get rid of. Explore that.
We all have access to whimsy. I believe in you!
May 30, 2025
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the other night, i said to my friend âwow, isnât it fantastic that we were born on a planet where flowers grow on trees like that?â while fully sober, and she laughed and said it sounded like something someone on dr ugs would say. i like to think about the world that way, like i am looking around for the first time ever. sometimes we forget how lucky we are, especially in the digital age where 100 alternatives to the real world breeze by us in just a few minutes. isnât it fantastic that outside my window, there are trees that are alive and breathing? birds that were born, and sing, and love, just like we do? how lucky are we? when i look around at the world with that point of view, i never run out of things to be astounded by.
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Humans have always danced. It is part of who we are, yet we have been conditioned to be self conscious, to think that we do not move our bodies good enough. Dancing is beyond judgement. Dancing is not a skill, it is our soul moving through our bodies, expressed in movement. Dancing is healing. Dancing is bodily autonomy. Dancing is FUN! Any feeling you are feeling can be moved through with dance yet even alone, you fear looking foolish. Kill the judge in your mind, shut the fuck up, and MOVE đ
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In Tarot, The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana, which represents the life cycle. These cycles we are continuously going through in our lives, not just once. The final card of the Major Arcana is The World (which I have tattooed very large on my thigh), which signifies the completion of a cycle and natural ascension into the next. We are then thrust back into the Fool, with a bit more wisdom.
The Fool as an archetype is one of joy, curiosity, spontaneity, and trust. The Fool is pure of heart, knowing that the Universe has got their back. This innate trust allows The Fool to be playful, to take risks, and truly believe everything will work out. The more we go through life and experience loss, grief, heartache, trauma, the harder it becomes to embrace this energy. Iâve found that as healing goes on, just as itâs shown in tarot, we return to this natural state of being. We start off as The Fool when we are wee little babies, and if we are lucky can return there a few cycles at a time, with more wisdom gained each time. Â
The goal of The Fool is to have positive experiences, maybe for fun, maybe to grow. There is an acceptance with The Fool, a kind of âthis is what is, how can I make this work well for me?â Everything works out for The Fool because they donât know it canât. Anything we go through in life, we can use to grow. I personally believe we all could benefit embracing the archetypal energy of The Fool a bit more. The Fool doesnât stop to worry what other people will think! The Fool does not fret about what ifâs! The Fool is in the moment!
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