Butterflies...
This year, I've been seeing them EVERYWHERE. On my birthday, back in April, I was at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens (one of my favorite places in NYC) and a few beautiful small white butterflies flew past me and said hello...
And the next day a butterfly flew very close to me again as I was walking down my block. Then, a week later I was walking down my block and again right before my path on the way home was a dark colored butterfly that had landed on the concrete sidewalk and was kind of just hanging out there, nowhere near any trees or flowers. It was particularly still, just lying on the sidewalk. Maybe it had a broken wing or was injured in some way. But at that point, I was beginning to think these butterflies were acting in synchronicity and had a message for me. This may sound a bit "woo-woo"to you, but...
I realized this "message" thing had to be true when just a week later again another butterfly passed me while walking down the street. But this particular one flew VERY close to my face and just kind of hovered there right in front of me almost forcing me to shoo it away just so I could see the path in front of me where I was walking.
Then a month later, a dear friend gifted me with a beautiful butterfly bookmark she bought during a recent trip to China.
Its clear that these butterflies had a message for me. But what was it? And what was it about me that was attracting all of these butterflies into my life?
I had no idea so I decided to do some fast hard research (online). Gotta love the Goog (google)! A lot of cultures seem to revere butterflies in various ways as you can read here but I may have found one common theme in a few cultures and religions ..."Change!"
Yes, it appears as though these little guys were trying to give me a message about big change in my life. See, there's a lot going on in my life right now (lots of big fabulous change) and there's a lot of changes that I have been wanting to make in my business and in my life.
Perhaps the butterflies were there to remind me that change is inevitable and should be embraced and not feared. Perhaps they were there to remind me of my personal life cycle, about taking flight and that all we have is NOW. Perhaps they were there to give me a glimpse of nature, which I so love to be in, of and around.
Maybe...
There's also the feeling of butterflies (nerves) as you may have remember from songs like this, one of my personal faves from MJ. I think this song is really about the delicious feeling of nervous excitement as you plan your future and what you choose for your life.
I only really started choosing my reality just for me just a few months ago. The butterflies have inspired me to live my dreams and change my life for the better which is why after so long of wishing, dreaming and hoping for my dreams to come true one day, some day, I've taken action and decided to move across the country to California! Truth, its always been a dream of mine to do it, I've put it off for a god-zillion years to try not to stir the pot too much for other people in my life but this is my time to shine and so I am doing it! And I couldn't be more excited! I'm going to miss New York, but I'm excited to find my Gold fortune out west :).
But I'm curious to know...
What do you think butterflies symbolize? What do they symbolize for you? Do you have any specific memory of butterflies and any way they've "visited" you that's been memorable?
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