Drawing the Card This Morning

Grabbed my worn-out tarot deck after spilling coffee on the kitchen counter. Shuffled three times like always, cut the deck left-handed. Pulled the 7 of Wands – upside down instantly. Thought “great, reversed crap again.” Tossed it on the frayed rug while wiping coffee splotches off my phone.

Why Reversed Cards Annoy Me

Normally upright 7 of Wands means defending your ground. Got it. But reversed? Feels like life’s screaming: “You’re gonna lose battles today, sucker!” My gut said: Watch for stupid traps. Made a mental note: Don’t argue online & avoid group chats. Still forgot.

The Disaster Unfolded Hour by Hour

First mess: Texted my sister about holiday plans before 9am. She replied “I thought we settled this?” – total lie. Typed back “No you didn’t.” Saw three dots bouncing… then radio silence. Realized too late – classic reversed 7 of Wands trap. I picked fights instead of asking questions.

Second screw-up: Team meeting at work. Boss asked who dropped the ball on the Thompson account. My coworker nudged my chair hard. I snapped “Not my zone!” with arms crossed. Four people glared. Should’ve said “Let’s figure this out” but nope. Reversed energy had me defensive before checking facts.

Where Everything Imploded

The grand finale happened during gaming night. Joined Discord voice chat with buddies. Someone joked about my terrible K/D ratio. Normally I’d laugh. Today? Shot back: “At least I don’t cheat like you!” Dead silence. He logged off. Realized my mistake when another buddy DM’d: “Dude was recording for his stream.”

• Problem 1: Went into convos expecting conflict
• Problem 2: Answered before listening properly
• Problem 3: Accused instead of collaborating

Salvaging This Garbage Day

After the gaming disaster, finally paused. Chugged flat soda. Wrote three rules in my journal:

1. If someone disagrees, ask “What part?” before arguing

2. Count five steamboats when blamed

3. Imagine they’re holding flowers, not weapons

Called my sister back: “My bad, let’s restart.” Emailed the coworker: “Got defensive earlier – wanna grab coffee tomorrow?” Still fixing the Discord mess. Lesson slapped me hard: Reversed 7 of Wands isn’t magic doom. It’s warning you to put down your damn spear.