The Hit List - Labor every day

This weekend is a long one, thanks to the Labor Day holiday. The first one in the US was celebrated on September 5th, 1882 in New York City when workers marched through Manhattan to honor their achievements. The labor movement had been growing for some time and this first parade was a way to acknowledge the contributions of American workers.

Working is in my blood. I come from a long line of farm folks and laborers. My grandfather was a mason who built many stone walls in the Kettle Moraine area. Dad worked on the family farm before getting a job in a foundry. When times were tough, he held three jobs. At night, he’d crack a well-deserved cold beer and watch the news to unwind.

In our world, there is labor every day.

Even on holidays, you’ll find most members of my kin doing something. It’s how we roll. This weekend, I’ll be completing the fourth draft of book number nine. I’ve been pecking away on this manuscript for months now – and it seems to be finally coming together.

From the outside, writing may seem easy. It’s not. I may not be out in the fields, but I can assure you, that the hours are long and the work can be frustrating. You can’t just “phone” a manuscript in – it must be tweaked, honed, edited, and revamped over and over again.

You have to do the hard labor.

So away I go, sitting in front of the computer until my eyes feel like they want to fall out of their sockets and my back begins to yell at me for too much sitting. But at the end of each day, there will be a cold glass of sake waiting for me and another episode of Peaky Blinders. My work and relaxation may look different than Dad’s, but my labor is just as rigorous.

Cheers!

Theresa

Sunny flowers.

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From Narayana Montufaur: How To Read Your Birth Chart, According To A Professional Astrologer.

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From Cultured: Can Tarot Cards Be a Mechanism for Social Change?

Check out this new book from Danielle Dulsky: The Holy Wild Grimoire: A Heathen Handbook of Magick, Spells, and Verses.

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No matter how “bad” your astrology chart may be, you can work those tough aspects and transits to your advantage. Learn how with Twist Your Fate: Manifest Success with Astrology and Tarot.

Make yer own tarot deck: Create Your Own Tarot Cards: A step-by-step guide to designing a unique and personalized tarot deck. <-Cards are included!

For the young uns in your life (and the young at heart): Tarot For Kids.

If you want to learn how to read tarot with total confidence – and intuition, here’s the book for you: Tarot: No Questions Asked: Mastering the Art of Intuitive Reading.

Prefer to listen to your tarot lessons? Check this out: Tarot: No Questions Asked: Mastering the Art of Intuitive Reading is available as an audiobook.

Hear this: you CAN understand astrology. Let me help you speak the lingo fluently: Astrology for Real Life: A Workbook for Beginners (A No B.S. Guide for the Astro-Curious)

There is an audio version if you prefer: Astrology For Real Life.

Add a little something new to your tarot deck collection: The Uncommon Tarot: A Contemporary Reimagining of an Ancient Oracle.

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