The Moth and the cocoon

The Moth and the Cocoon
Author Unknown
A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On the day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force its body through that little hole.
Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body,
which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
 
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of  health.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life.  If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, He would cripple us.  We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
 

Native words

I have known light and dark. I chose and helped myself in a time of silence. My mind and heart have been lifted as a sacred medicine bowl in communion with my divine inner being. I received the outpouring to use in my quest for well-being of self and humanity. I am  wise and humble as truth is revealed. I have found my way. I am on my path.

prayers and meditations of the Quero Apache by Maria Yracèbûrû

Peace

 Being a peace maker is not a choice it is who we are. So when we accept this we reap amazing harmony. This is turn adds the same to others as what we do and think creates ripples. I send out groovy peace to all.
Peace and Love
Lisa Ann

ACIM lesson

I bless the world because I bless myself.

Now are we blessed, and now we bless the world. What we have looked upon we would extend, for we would see it everywhere. We would behold it shining with the grace of God in everyone. We would not have it be withheld from anything we look upon. And to ensure this holy sight is ours, we offer it to everything we see. For where we see it, it will be returned to us in form of lilies we can lay upon our altar, making it a home for Innocence Itself, Who dwells in us and offers us His Holiness as ours.

ACIM

A time to rejuvinate

In Clarissa Pikola Estes' book Women who run with the wolves She uses stories to teach I love that as I myself am a storyteller, and love to share quotes for the wisdom in them.

One of her stories talks of a man who comes to a woman's door late at night and how she nurtures him through the night. As she does he becomes more renewed. He even looks younger.  She takes a golden hair from his head just before the daylight when he vanished into the sky as the sunlight.

Sun God Surya By DevaShard

The symbolism of her story is that we all go through difficult times. When we just need to sit back and be nourished. Some are fearful of doing this as they feel they will waste time. But think of the time wasted when you are doing this with a stressed mind and body and may add more to that which you are trying to resolve. So relax, take that time to heal or rejuvenate. then you can move forward in more productive and positive way.

With love,
~Lisa Ann~

You can fly

Motivation can come to us in the most interesting places. As a child many of us smiled as Dumbo flew with his lovely ears. He could not come to terms with the fact that he could fly so he had a feather that he kept with him to "help him fly". When he lost it he was horrified but his friend a little mouse assured him he could fly without the feather and sure enough he could. He just needed to know it. Likewise, we may, at times, feel we cannot do certain things. the limits we create in our mind will not affect us when we decide we can do the impossible after all the word impossible divided is I'm possible.

Peace and love
Lisa Ann

A message of Love

"The Magic Of Love"
by Helen Steiner Rice

"Love is like magic
And it always will be,
For love still remains
Life's sweet mystery!
Love works in ways
That are wondrous and strange
And there's nothing in life
That love cannot change!
Love can transform
The most commonplace
Into beauty and splendour
And sweetness and grace!
Love is unselfish,
Understanding and kind,
For it sees with its heart
And not with its mind!
Love is the answer
That everyone seeks...
Love is the language
That every heart speaks...
Love can't be bought
It is priceless and free,
Love, like pure magic,
Is a sweet mystery!"

When you Love someone if means unconditionally. Through the positive times and the negative times. What we go through and grow through together is what keeps the love strong. And always always give tenderness and beautiful expressions of love to one another. Anger and yelling is the way of the world not of love. So when love is with you it is magic indeed.

Dedicated to my true love William. 

You are my all.

I Love you