Final piece...May 2014

I don't usually do this...but I directed folks (you, if you are reading this, hello) to my blog to view today's piece.  The reason- I had some things to say about it, might be a little long winded, at least for social media platforms...so...yeah.

This morning when I left my friend Jessie's I was engulfed in a mini-swarm of butterflies.  They were all around, their black, white and yellow wings flickering in the morning light- all around me.  And I had a moment of clarity and calm.

Almost nineteen years ago, when my best friend Amy died I remember asking for some kind of sign. Some indication that she was still with me, out there, somewhere.  Today, when I was in the middle of those butterflies, I felt it.  I received my sign.  

I had a moment of clarity when I realized that the people I love, my family and friends and the love that I  give and receive from others...that is where my friend lives.  Amy is with me.  That is where Lucy, my mother in law, lives on.  Lucy is with me.  

And I felt like everything around me was really...clear.  And beautiful.  And I felt my heart swell with love and peace.

So I made my piece today to reflect my experience today.  In the middle of beauty, feeling alive, feeling LOVE.