9-11-08, Lucky People's Problems

Our nights at the Hotel always begin the same.
The drive there is chatty and optimistic, we joke about the day's events and the "signs" that will reveal our potential for success or failure on any given night.
I read Tarot cards at the Hotel four nights a week, and I work there with my friend.
He acts as a sort of bouncer for me, fielding questions, making change, and distracting disruptive drunks so I have a better work situation.
He makes it all run so much smoother; I'm a much better Reader with him around!

We don't get there until nine pm.
Sometimes there are clients waiting for me when we arrive.
More often, I'll have a little bit of time to read or write before the first client.
Tonight we were barely set up when the first guest inquired about a reading.
She had been referred by another client.

Her reading was really all good news- the biggest issues for her are how to manage "empty nest" emotions and way too much togetherness with the spouse.
These are "Lucky People's Problems".
If you are lucky in this life, your big problems will be all about too much of the good stuff- love, time, possessions, family, passion. The historic events on this date just a few years ago temporarily made this clear to all of us. Most of us are incredibly blessed and tend to forget how lucky we are. I'm constantly reminding clients of the distinction between Uncomfortable and Tragic.

Other notable clients tonight were the Catnip Girls.
The name comes from a ridiculous incident...I told them to do the old-time hoodoo trick of wiping themselves with catnip before heading out to socialize for the evening.
It used to be well-known in the South that doing this will make you irresistable to boys.
Well, they did it and the results were not what they wanted. They spent that evening ducking advances from every unattractive man in every bar they went into.

Tonight, despite the lack of catnip, they're still ducking unwanted advances from some of our establishment's regular patrons.
They take turns getting readings on the state of particular relationships.

Tonight's Theme seems to be "Relationship issues that seem to be about Him are actually really about You."