I recently had a deadline I needed to meet for the next stage of a long-term project. I'd previously pushed the deadline back by several weeks and missing this one did not feel like an option. However, about a week before the new deadline, my daughter caught a bad bug. For days she was miserable and feverish and screamed relentlessly whenever I put her down or tried handing her to her dad or other family caregivers. She needed me constantly. Not normal behavior for her. I felt terrible for her and wanted to be with her, but also stressed out because I didn't have my normal working time (I was constantly interrupted), at a time when I really needed it. I was also really distracted worrying about her!
At a very low point, I asked Yi, "Will I be able to make this deadline?" and received 42.2.5 -> 41. As I asked, I was wondering if I should let the person know ahead of time what was going on and that I might be late. But when I got this reading, it was so shockingly auspicious that I decided to hold out and not say anything. I interpreted it to mean I was going to be lucky in this situation (42.2 and 42.5) and also that I perhaps didn't need to do as much as I thought to finish ("where there is excess, she corrects it"). This would enable me to decrease my commitments and finish up (41 as background).
Well, I ended up being able to work in the evenings with more speed than I ever have before in my life. Everything just flowed. I didn't have to correct or redo much. Portions of it I anticipated taking several hours I finished in less than 1. It felt like benevolent spirits were assisting me, guiding the flow, helping me.
I beat the deadline, turning it in a day and a half early. My daughter is totally fine and back to her usual self, it was just a normal childhood illness.
At a very low point, I asked Yi, "Will I be able to make this deadline?" and received 42.2.5 -> 41. As I asked, I was wondering if I should let the person know ahead of time what was going on and that I might be late. But when I got this reading, it was so shockingly auspicious that I decided to hold out and not say anything. I interpreted it to mean I was going to be lucky in this situation (42.2 and 42.5) and also that I perhaps didn't need to do as much as I thought to finish ("where there is excess, she corrects it"). This would enable me to decrease my commitments and finish up (41 as background).
Well, I ended up being able to work in the evenings with more speed than I ever have before in my life. Everything just flowed. I didn't have to correct or redo much. Portions of it I anticipated taking several hours I finished in less than 1. It felt like benevolent spirits were assisting me, guiding the flow, helping me.
I beat the deadline, turning it in a day and a half early. My daughter is totally fine and back to her usual self, it was just a normal childhood illness.