Eight of Pentacles
Positive
Hustle, Grit, Craftsmanship
Learning by doing is exactly what you're up to right now. Be completely focused on absorbing new skills and mastering your craft. Are you applying yourself? Are you committed with focused attention? Bring your whole self on each step of your journey. Be willing to work hard and pay attention to details. Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might! Be committed to change and progress. Make adjustments as you go. Energy invested in your personal development will not be wasted. Focusing on the right things brings peace.
Negative
Perfectionism, Lack of Focus
What if you were called on to do something completely different? Are you seeing your desired outcomes? Are you working towards the right things? The time is right to change direction. Feeling impatient can lead to envy and frustration. Are you focusing on(success or results) instead of the work to get there?
Diligent effort is the pathway to displaying your talent.
The satisfaction of cleaning the kitchen is in having a clean kitchen!
"Is he sick?" "No, it's worse... he's discouraged.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. - Ruskin
The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately.
What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
We are the sum of our efforts, resumed at each new sunrise.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. - B.B. King
The way you do anything is the way you'll do everything. -Village Forager, Mt. Juliet.