http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog Inspiration for Life Transformation Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:06:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   You just never know.   One minute everything is business as usual and the next you find yourself face to face with a most unexpected surprise. If lately your life has seemed a bit humdrum and you think nothing can shock you - come sit by me.   Have I got a story for ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=22   Ahh, the best laid plans. . . .It all seemed so easy. Simple, really.   One minute you're driving down the road, fast approaching your destination, when suddenly you find yourself at a stand still, caught up in some kind of road work, that throws off your schedule and sends you down ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=20   What could be more exciting than a voyage to the unknown? Or terrifying.   Down in the harbor sits a ship. A magnificent ship. One like no other. As you stand there and look at it, you are in awe at the sheer size of it. It's unbelievably huge. As you try ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=18   There are two sides to every coin and two sides to every story. There are also two sides to every person.   We'll coin a phrase and call them “Beauty and The Beast.”   You know both of them quite well. We all do. Unlike the fairytale, however, Beauty and The Beast in this ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=16 This is the day that we celebrate our independence in America.  With flags waiving and firework displays we proudly commemorate the day when we became a free country, no longer under the rule of another, no longer subject to anyone else's rules.  We've come a long way.  We've made mistakes.  ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=14 The signs were all there.  It could have been avoided. If I'd only listened, it never would have happened, but as the saying goes - "Hindsight is always 20/20." How much sorrow could I have avoided if I had just paid attention to what was important instead of dealing with the ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=13   The news was bad. Real bad. A lifetime of bad news really. Just one bad report after another. Or so it seemed at the time. Bills piling up. Family crisis. Health woes. Friendships gone wrong. And to make matters worse, there was no end in sight. No light at the end ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=12 This week a friend of mine told me he was waiting for a sign from God.  It's not the first time I have heard that lately and I started thinking about how many people are waiting for a sign and whether or not they get one.  As I thought about ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=11 Yes, we still have the forums!  You can get there from here. http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=10 Welcome to our newest addition to The Butterfly Project, our Butterfly Blog!  I am a complete Newbie at this, so I hope you will bear with me as I try to get the hang of it! Today, as I was sitting down to write this, I was overwhelmed by the images ... http://thebutterflypoem.org/blog/?p=6