Strength · VIII

✦Something in you is strong and a little dangerous: anger, want, fear.

This card doesn't ask you to beat it; it shows a hand resting on the lion's head. The strength is in staying calm long enough for it to settle.

Next time the reaction rises, wait one breath before acting on it. Then act kindly, including toward yourself.

Calling it patience when you're really just swallowing things you need to say.