Karen please let me know how you feel about this reading.  I would really appreciate your feedback if I am way off or if there are parts that you can relate to.  Your feedback helps me improve my skills.  Thank you for this opportunity.  Your reading follows:

You have gone through many changes this year.  Your father or a father figure (mature, knowledgable man) may have played an important role surrounding your recent turmoil, positive or negative I'm not sure. You may have realized that your ideologies were interfering with your life and your ability to grow.  You have learned that you must confront life alone using your own resources according to ethics that you have developed on your own. You may also have taken on more than you can handle and something has to give to let your creativity flow.  This will also let your life move forward and healing begin.  
You also need to give up the false pretenses that you are portraying to your friends and/or family.  These will crumble down with or without your co-operation and if you willingly break through them a great deal of anguish will be spared.
There may or may not be a mature (meaning in age not necessarily personality) woman that is impeding you.  Maybe she doesn’t have the empathy for your situation that she should have.  Either way it is a time for you to realize certain qualities with in yourself.  You must recognize your feminine wisdom, emotional security and your great capacity for love but not let your own empathy cloud your judgment.  It is time to exercise strength and discipline and handle your aggression and pride in creative ways.
You should take this time to rest and recuperation, relax and enjoy the holidays. Take all things in moderation.  There is potential for harmony and cooperation resulting in a good relationship or happy marriage.
You fear that you are at you’re a point of emotional exhaustion and that another challenge will arise to keep you from moving forward.  But have no fear if another shall arise you will find the strength to meet the challenge.  Your life will soon start to improve.  You will start to experience success and financial rewards in the coming year and satisfaction and comfort are just around the corner.

In short it's time to pick yourself up and dust yourself off.  Gather your strength and self-confidence.  Throw away the mask you have been wearing and pare down your responsilities so that you can relax and enjoy the holidays. Take things slow and give yourself time to recuperate.  Don't worry about the future have confidence in your strength and resilience.  The new year brings good fortune!

Hi Blouise,
Thank you for the reading. I found it very interesting. The first part of the reading was right on!! My father is in the middle of a major financial decision and he has asked myself and my siblings for imput. The mature female could very well be my mom!! The rest of the reading was interesting also. I lost my brother due to a terrible boating accident about a year ago. We never found his body although we searched for many months. I have also lost 3 other family members in past 3 months due to deaths and just found out that a friend of ours has 5 months to live due to cancer.  So yes I feel like I'm at the point of emotional exhaustion as you so well put it.
Thanks again for your reading
Karen

Karen, I am so sorry for your losses   The cards that I drew told me that even though you are emotionally drained you will somehow gather the strength to face this final challenge.  But keep in mind that the coming year holds good things I can see now where the Temperance card comes in with your need to relax and recuperate and take things slow for now.  Hang in there hon  

We have a class for learning tarot.  I hope that you will be interested in joining us We would love to have you!!

Hi Karen,
One more thing, I realized this morning as I was reviewing your reading that there was one card that suggested a pregnancy.  Either you will or have become pregnant or maybe someone close to you will be expecting.  Just thought I would add that ;)

Hi Blouise,
I had to laugh since my baby making days gone!!
I have 4 children , 2 of which are married. Maybe one of my daughers is going to give me another grandchild? Hopefully if it is a baby it will be one of them and not one of my sons since neither is married and my youngest son is only 16!!
Karen