Weekly word count: 2595
Not much to share this week. The RWA stuff seems to be getting quieter (except for microaggressions/shouting on the published author boards). They've put out a call to see who is interested in serving as a Board member/President.
I qualify to volunteer as a Board member, but not as President. But, to be honest, I'm hesitant to put my name in the ring. I've pulled back from my volunteering at ORWA because I was finding it stressful. I don't know that I want to jump into the national level, especially given how difficult it's likely to be.
And yet, I feel guilty for not stepping up, because I do care about making changes and making RWA free of discrimination. If I can, shouldn't I? I'll have to do some thinking about it.
This week's Tarot reading was the Page of Coins, reversed, for the past, the five of Staffs, reversed, for the present, and The Fool, reversed, for the future. All reversed cards, which is always somewhat ominous. The reversed Page of Coins usually points to a missed clause in a contract or bureaucracy, something that has been overlooked but is going to come back and bite those involved. The reversed five of Staffs suggests a time of setbacks and being overwhelmed. And in its reversed position, The Fool is not a card of optimistic trust. Instead it warns of being unprepared.
Doesn't look like a good week for me, but maybe it's just a warning to be cautious going forward. The missed clause one causes my legal-minded pessimistic brain to go into overdrive. There are a number of actual contracts that I depend on these days, not to mention the unwritten social contracts that I sometimes mess up on because I'm not good at understanding what's happening in social situations.
Maybe I'll just put my head down and write.
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