Leidingkarten ~ Call Home!

Today, I drew three cards from my Leidingkarten deck – a type of kipperkarten from Germany.  I really like them, they always have some good advice to impart.

Here are the cards:

• Card 20:  Home, House, Stability (Positive)
• Card 17:  Joy, Recognition, Praise (This is also a luck card and helps mitigate negative cards.)
• Card 07:  Contacts, Letters, News (Usually positive.)

The house card can represent your current home but it can also represent your childhood home and can even refer to your close family.  In this drawing, I think the house is referring to my childhood home – I’ve been feeling all morning that my Mom would really like me to call today.  She is a widow and gets lonely and needs to have someone to talk to so she feels that sense of recognition and joy.  When I call her, I get that same sense of recognition and connection as well – it is good for both of us!  As soon as I get my work done around the house, I’m going to call her for a nice long chat.

I’m reminded by these cards how important it is to stay connected with family and friends – all of us need to take the time to call or e-mail those we love whom we don’t see in person very often.  Being in touch with people you love brings that sense of togetherness, belonging and recognition that is so important to happiness.  It gives everyone that feeling of stability and groundedness to be a part of a supportive family or thought of by a friend.  Family doesn’t really have to mean “blood relations” either – I think it can mean any group of like minded individuals who care for each other. 

Today, I will also take time to e-mail my son and daughter-in-law in Philadelphia.  I will also answer an e-mail letter from a lovely friend!