I’m working on this blog and I will be writing here. I know I’ve said this many times. I wasn’t ready before. I’m really not sure why. I’ll write about it when I am though. In the meantime, enjoy the Butterflies and Moths web site. There are some beautiful photos to see.
Right now, I’m going to watch ReGenesis.
image source:
Bruce Marlin / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
This past June I came across a wonderful blog that I just couldn’t stop reading. I started to write about it then, but for some reason I got stuck. I said that I was going to write about her blog and then I never finished it. I don’t know why and I’m so sorry for that because now the blog is gone. But not is all lost because there is another blog.
When I first found “The 13 Graces” blog, the title itself immediately caught my attention because of the number 13 and because of the word, “Graces”, which means a lot to me personally and spiritually. There was a blog post that she wrote that captured my attention but now I don’t remember what it was about.
My belief is strong enough now to say with my whole heart, that we are all connected. We are all connected spiritually. With each synchronicity that connects me with another person, my belief grows stronger and it pleases me so much to have these spiritually driven experiences. It helps me to feel like I really am part of the whole. And if everyone would embrace this Oneness with his or her heart and soul, then there would be more peace in this world.
I found Grace’s blog yesterday, November 20th, the same day that she wrote about the pomegranate being a symbol of New Beginnings: birth/death/rebirth, just as butterflies are. She also posted a painting of ”Venus Verticordia”, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (below). Beautiful, isn’t she? And from what little I know about Grace, so is she.
Scan by Mark HardenI feel like I’ve been given a special gift when I find an inspirational blogger who is open and honest and allows him/herself to be vulnerable. It helps me to not only feel connected to that person, but also to gain the courage to do the same. For me it may take awhile, and sometimes I seem to retreat back into myself, but I think a little more comes out of me with each new connection.
If you want to have your soul to be touched by another beautiful soul, gently, and with grace, I encourage you to read The Wild Pomegranate. (I’m sorry it took so long…again.)
I found this painting that I had originally had another link from another web site. I didn’t want to infringe on Linda Herzog’s copyright and am glad I found this so that I can display the painting without doing that.
Fly By Fruitie Pomegranate by ~LindaRHerzog on deviantART
Oh, and today is birthday number 44.
I have a list of synchronicities to share. I need to get them all sorted out before I write about theme here. My daughter is part of one of them. That makes it even more special and fun for me. I remember a time when she thought I was crazy. She still doesn’t really understand it, but I don’t completely either. But that’s okay. I’m still learning and I don’t think I will ever understand synchronicity completely. Maybe we’re not supposed to.
There are things that happen that nobody ever understands. Accepting this and having faith that whatever happens is happening for a reason. The circumstance may not always be what we want to happen but it usually turns into something much greater than we ever expected.
Here is my list of synchronicities. I’m not sure when I’m going to get it all written out.
Titanic
Luck (the word)<—-Learn how to write the word “luck” in Chinese
Cole (the name)<—-A breathtaking view
Chocolate
Life is like a box of chocolates (the phrase and it goes with chocolate)
Forrest Gump (the movie) (connected with the above phrase)
Butterflies (they’re baaaack)
Gold
Goodness. Now that I have that typed out, I see that it’s more than I thought at first. Good. I hope they keep coming.:)
As for the butterflies, I haven’t seen any outside yet. I would say that it’s probably do to the unseasonal low temperatures. But that theory is moot because when the butterfly synchronicities first began it was still Winter. Our Winters are usually very cold.
I have a lot more writing to do, so I better get busy at it.
In an excerpt from Christine Pisera Naman’s book, “Caterpillar Kisses: Lessons My Kindergarten Class Taught Me About Life
What a good question. Metaphorically speaking, I do believe that everyone has the potential to turn into a butterfly. For some, it won’t happen if they don’t grow from the inside out. A butterfly goes through stages and so do we humans. Some grow quicker than others (I’m a slow grower).
If we just keep doing the same things day after day and we don’t learn anything new and if we don’t take risks, then we won’t grow and we may remain a catepillar or we may stay in our cocoons our entire lives.
When butterflies break free from their cocoons, they are full-grown adults with the natural instincts to do what they must do to begin a new cycle of life. For we humans, life is short, but hopefully we have more time to learn and to grow. The key is to use our time wisely, doing what we need to do for the higher good of all. Be in service. Doing what we love. The more people who do this, the better chance for the next generation.