What to watch for:
* Arguments about beliefs, points of view, philosophical ideas
* Different forms of perceiving a situation, at odds
* Seeing both sides of a situation, an underlying ambivalence
* Strong forms of communication, aggressive exchanges
* Spending, saving, and investing conversations
* Lifestyle differences, clashing values about money
* Feeling as valuable as our assets
* Martyrs and victims, scapegoats and blame or projection
* Sex on the brain
* Over the top attraction to something we desire
* Miscommunications, deception, lies
* Shiny, sparkly things, pride and flattery
* Jealousy and superficial comparisons
* Stand offs
* Holding out or withholding communication or compromise with someone
* Skin deep beauty or soul deep beauty
* Money making scams versus innovative marketing ideas
* The feeling of being at a crossroads
* The sense that something big is coming, some point of contention is building
* Having to make wise judgments or difficult decisions
Images:
* Women eyeing each other in a clothing store
* A teacher suddenly loses his train of thought
* A man saying, “I have no sympathy for him. He deserved it.”
* A fist fight in a locker room
* A heretic holding a burning piece of paper
* A young woman crying in the bathtub
* An expensive piece of jewelry
* A man sorting piles of money
* A young couple signing a contract
* A woman says, “Take it, you can have it all.”
* A man says, “I don’t want this life anymore.”
* A woman says, “I don’t want what I used to want. It feels so good and so much simpler.”
* A boy staring in the mirror, knows he’s different looking, wondering what to do about it
* A slip of the tongue leads to an insight for the person listening
* A white rhinoceros standing in a living room
* An owl judging the situation
* A man who doesn’t believe in much has a troubling premonition
* A man who doesn’t know how to apologize gives it a try…makes it worse
Prayer: Guide us through this new beginning, and help us to get there without any cheap shortcuts
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