Stunningly beautiful Stardancer. Thank you.
I’m so glad it lifted you, detoo! I posted the story because I needed to get back to that place where transformation takes place and stay focused. I need to remember that caterpillars are as vital to the process as the butterflies. Many adults,I find, do not seem to be attracted to the caterpillar. My experience has been that most are interested in the end result, the beauty of the butterfly. It is the “whole” journey that brings about a new creation.
With the gifts we have been given, we can gently encourage others to open their hearts and minds to know that they are loved. “You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make them drink.” Although this is true..you can make them thirsty! And hopefully that is what each of us is called to do in our own unique way.
I was getting caught up in the negativity of current events. My joy was decreasing by the day..like drinking poison hoping your enemy will die.
So, like you, step by step I’m going to do my part each day and embrace life with simplicity and celebrate wonder and beauty wherever and however it shows up.
It has helped to write. Puts language to the process.
Thanks, deetoo!
Thank you, Luvendures. Glad it held meaning for you. ❤️
Sorry, LOvendures for the misspelling. ?♀️
OMG what a wonderful story, Stardancer. Thank you for it! While reading your story I kept thinking about the lifespan of monarchs - how they go on a journey from the north of North America and end up mostly in a region of Mexico where they all mix together down there and then fly north again. The thing is that none of them lives through the journey. Their lifespan is too short. So a monarch flies south and lays eggs along the way, then dies a few weeks later. The babies take flight and continue the journey. south, then die and their babies continue on. That's what we do when we make the journey through this life towards doing something good for our progeny, who in turn continue the journey for the next generation.
If you haven't read Barbara Kingsolver's novel-- Flight Behavior, it's a treat. I loved it so much that when I finished it, I read it all over again. It's about monarch butterflies and climate change and a young woman whose life transforms because of the butterflies. Kingsolver has never written a book that wasn't a best seller. She reads the novel herself on tape and is a masterful reader too.
Stardancer,
One thing I failed to mention is that you are a prolific and soulful writer. There is so much talent in this community that I am in awe.
I understand completely about getting caught up in the negativity of current events. It can gradually sneak up on you. In my case when I begin to drink the poison, I realize that there is a certain amount of ego that is operating. I see and feel what is happening around me, and I believe that my conclusions are correct. I’ve spent the first half of my life doubting my visions, so maybe I’m making up for lost time. I now trust my subtle, and not-so-subtle perceptions. And let’s face it – regarding our current political climate, you don’t need to be psychic to draw certain conclusions based on the facts. I mean, it’s so obvious – how come so many people out there don’t seem to get it? But even if I am 100% correct, what makes me think that my timing of when justice should prevail, is correct? Is there some sort of divine plan that needs to play out with timing? I don’t know. What I do know is, some of my biggest personal blunders have occurred when I’ve angrily said to myself, “I can’t take this!” And how often have I also said to myself, “I’m so glad I waited” – meaning that the outcome has been better than anything I could have imagined. The fact is, I can take this – with the understanding that I am strong, I can be patient, I don’t know everything, maybe there is a divine plan, and most importantly – we are all co-creators in this life drama. So what kind of co-creator do I wish to be? That’s why your story is so moving, humbling and inspiring to me.
Thanks again, Stardancer.
Sometimes I wonder when justice will prevail, and I realize it takes time. Sometimes days, weeks, months, years, generations, lifetimes, epocs, or eons.
Maybe we are here to learn through these times, and it will all get pieced together in heaven. Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? What matters is how we nourish one another's soul. Thank you for this thread that allows us to ponder.
Hi Jeanne,
There are 5 generations of monarch butterflies. Although it is accurate that the monarch migrates from Mexico laying eggs along their way north. However, the 5 th generation of monarch butterflies migrate from Canada and the Northern US in the late summer/early fall making the journey south all the way to Mexico. They will not mate until spring. In the spring the 5th generation will mate in Mexico, the male dies and the female returns to the southern coast of Texas to lay her eggs. The first 4 generations live for 2-3 weeks. The last generation lives 5-6 months.
Fun stuff! I’m excited for their return. You can track them on Journey North/Monarch Butterfly which is an awesome website.
Thanks for the book title..I’ll check it out!
A group in our town sells milkweed every summer for us to plant in our yards and woods to help their species survive.
That is great. Hummers’ love milkweed, bees, too! I think I caught on a post that you live on the east coast..Boston area? I may have that wrong. In any case if it is, your late summer/early fall monarch butterflies will migrate all the way to Mexico. They will meet up with other monarchs along the way, forming broods. At night and during rainy weather they will hold up hanging from trees...thousands travel together and hang out together on their journey south.