a butterfly...

day 96...

"...hold a butterfly in your hand & it will die...but let it go & see what happens; & if it comes back then it was meant to be yours..." (NH)

first...#1 reason why men & women should stay friends...b/c they give insight in to the opposite sexes' head...they help you gain understanding of why they act that way & how to deal...get some friends of the the opposite sex...especially those that will tell you the truth no matter what...

second...after you have read the above statement, reread it; i love this statement...now you are wondering how this topic, especially about a butterfly would a) get me excited & b) would have anything to do with the first part of the blog...just hold the phone, i'm going to tell you...

this statement came from a friend of mine (now remember i mentioned that i believe people have a purpose in your life, some times we know and some times we don't, well with this friend this whole conversation could be the purpose of our friendship)...now the details of this conversation not so important, the lesson of what i learned is where the importance lies...

one of lessons, being the statement i wrote above...i have written about letting go, this is the best example...of it...if i hold on too tight to the butterfly (whatever that represents) it will die, or be destroyed...but if i have faith, let it go, & have no fear (which another friend told me to have)...this butterfly could go & be & if it is meant to come back to me it will, in its own time...why would i or anyone for that matter want to destroy something...or kill it, knowingly you would never do that...you would want to see it go, & hope/pray it would come back...the risk is great b/c you have no idea if it is going to come back & it could very well be the scariest thing you have ever done...especially after holding on to it for so long...

i think i also should add in that you can't wait for it to come back...my friend also explained that you can't keep waiting five more minutes on something that might never happen...i also (even though i don't always practice) believe in this concept...it would be benefiting no one if you stood waiting for the butterfly to come back...it might never...so by you letting go; you have done what you needed to do, all you can do is move on...& when/if it comes back then it was meant to be that way...

a simple thought with such a profound meaning...to all the butterflies that were let go & came back be thankful & in the same breath for all those that didn't, i hope you found what you were looking for...

feeling very zen...

<3 MM