Tag Archives: spiritual growth

Butterfly Journal: Gratitude (Month 10; Entry 1)

This second journey through Butterfly Journal has brought clarity, awareness, and a deepening of appreciation for my process of growth and transformation. The prompt for month ten has also helped me to go even deeper into the feeling, or is it … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal: Harmony (Month 9, Entry 2) – Flow

In the last entry for this month, I discussed the art of allowing, especially allowing relationships to be harmonious by removing resistance to the way I thought or expected them to be, and instead allowing myself and others to express and be … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal: Harmony (Month 9, Entry 1) – The Art of Allowing

When Barbara over at Me, My Magnificent Self asked me to join in on her February Awakening Challenge, I harmoniously said: yes! Two years ago many of us WordPress bloggers contributed in writing posts for her free E-book: A Selection of True Awakening Experiences, and we are … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal: Patience (Month 6; Entry 1)

So far on this Butterfly Journal metamorphic journey, we have grown from Self-reflection, Truth, Faith, Awareness, and Acceptance. In this sixth month: we are half way through our journey, and it’s time to take a pause. Not a break, but a pause … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal – New Full Color Photo Edition!

After much work, research, re-designing, and formatting, I am happy to announce that Butterfly Journal, Monthly Contemplations for Spiritual Metamorphosis, is now available in both softcover and hardcover versions in full color, including my own butterfly photography! Also in this new edition, … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal 11th Month: Love (Entry #2)

In the last journal entry on Love, I discussed what love truly is: the highest vibrational act of unconditional selflessness, compassion, and responsibility. This quote by Hafiz, a Persian poet, sums up what love is perfectly: Even after all this … Continue reading

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A Study in A Course in Miracles

At the beginning of this year, I read a fellow blogger’s (Lisa from the blog BloomLisa) inquiry for a study-buddy for A Course in Miracles. As it so happened, I had “inherited” this very thick book from a former boyfriend, and though … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal 8th Month: Expansion (Entry #1)

As compassion for ourselves, others, and the planet develops and grows, we begin to feel ourselves expand. Just by our decision to embark upon this journey of spiritual transformation, we took the first steps to leave the state of contraction … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal: Compassion (Entry #2)

In this month’s Butterfly Journal prompt I stated: Our empathic understanding of others’ suffering opens our hearts to compassion. Let’s explore deeper into what that actually means: what is empathy, and what is compassion?  The word “empathy” comes from the Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια (empatheia), meaning: in … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal: Acceptance (Entry #2)

By accepting our situations, we can surrender to the process of metamorphosis and personal growth. Acceptance and surrender, however, does not mean giving up or becoming a martyr. It means embracing what is, right now, for it is only when … Continue reading

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