When I first saw this card, I heard the lyric "Just walk away Renee" playing in my head.  It occurred to me that the 8 of Cups shares a similar energy with the 4 of Cups in terms of feeling emotionally dissatisfied and unhappy with what is being offered to us.  In the 8 of Cups we have now decided to prioritize things in our lives and walk away from that which is no longer emotionally satisfying and bringing us happiness rather than disappointment.  This is a more active and assertive image.  Instead of just crossing our arms and ignoring the offering, we leave it behind us.  We have assessed and measured, organized and balanced our needs against those of others in our lives and now we have established new goals and plans for our emotional fulfillment.  There is pain in walking away because it always hurts to leave behind people, places and things that we love.  However we will always be able to hold them in our heart and our memories.  If we want to continue exploring our potential and pursuing our dreams then we need to take this step and move forward.  Otherwise we risk stagnating and living only in our memories and dreams rather than achieving them.