Wisdom

This is your card reading for Monday, February 20th/17---Family Day!  Your card today revealed itself by flipping over in the deck as I was shuffling.  Your card is 'Wisdom' from the 'Universal Wisdom' oracle card deck authored by Toni Carmine Salerno.  Toni's message for the card is this:
"You are a wise and beautiful old soul.  This card confirms that you have taken the right course of action or have responded in a just way in a recent matter.  Sometimes the best thing for all concerned is to say 'no'.  Your recent response will empower you and everyone else involved.
To have wisdom is to stand in your own truth with love and respect in your heart for yourself, all of humanity, the Earth, and all living things.  Allow yourself to be flexible, like the willow tree that sways with the wind yet remains strongly rooted in the earth.  Life is constantly changing within and around you, yet your core essence remains the same.  Love and wisdom do not change, they only grow stronger.
Continue to live and respond to all in your life through love and truth, for in doing so, you honour the spirit of all living things."

My message for you today is this:
Have you noticed how, in 2017, many of your readings here have held the theme of 'personal Truth'?  I so appreciate how Toni aligns 'personal Truth' with 'wisdom' in his message for this card!  Residing in your personal Truth doesn't imply imposing it upon others...'wisdom' means to live your life from your own personal Truth despite the circumstances and prevailing energies around you.  Of course, this is not always easy, but you have reached a place of spiritual maturity wherein you cannot do otherwise. It's simply too uncomfortable. You may have found that certain challenges have presented to you of late that have 'tested' you in some way in regards to your personal Truth.  Yet, can you see now that these occurred to actually bring you clarity and conviction about what IS TRUTH for you.  As Toni shares with us, being firmly rooted in your Truth doesn't mean to take on a stance of inflexibility. Energy and life are always in flow; and it is painful to strive to remain stiff and unmoving when the winds of change blow.  Rather, secure your foundation in your Truth and accommodate yourself to situations from that rooted place.  Think of someone that you see as 'wise'.  Is that person formidable and intimidating or does that person seem to be quietly self-empowered and confident?  True wisdom is expressed from a peaceful place within.  
Does this mean that you now approach everything from a place of personal Truth and wisdom?  Not likely...you are human, and so are here to experience a myriad of emotions and experiences, and you won't ALWAYS respond from your higher self.  No self-judgment about that!  Yet you now hold this awareness and clarity about your Truth, and therein lies your wisdom. Celebrate the growth you have made to come to this place of understanding.
Blessed be...