My blog, The Morning Butterfly, is my personal healing Journey. Through my experience, I share what I call the cha cha of life, and hope that it inspires others to dig deep and heal their wounds, allowing them to soar!
In all hero journeys, the road is never straight. The entire idea behind the hero’s journey is that the road turns, twists, detours, breaks and then the hero transforms, has their epiphany and the lesson of the journey is told. The purpose of the journey is to create this change in the person. Think of…
Read MoreAsk, Believe, Receive. Those three words are really important to me as we begin 2019. I am focused this year on allowing life to unfold more without me controlling so much. I am asking clearly for what I want, believing I deserve it and believing in the magic of the universe and then being open…
Read MoreAs we do each year, it is time to begin to reflect on 2018 and gear up for 2019. What happened in 2018 that we are proud of or want more of in the next year, what do we wish was handled differently, how did we show up and how did that help us? What…
Read More“Open hearts. Christmas is about opening our hearts to love, to love the way another needs it today, not the way you need to love. This is about caring more about someone else then yourself. It isn’t about who bought the nicest thing, the most expensive thing or the most meaningful thing. It is about…
Read MoreThe boys were seven and nine, precocious and adorable, and wanted to test me. My first meeting was at the Old Country Buffet on route 9 in OldBridge, a place I would never go to myself. As we stood outside, Andrew turned to me and said,”want to see something?” Of course I replied and we…
Read MoreAs we waited for the valet to bring the car around we started seeing different members of our family. Hugs and kisses for all. We were all abuzz and excited to be spending a few days together to celebrate a 60th wedding anniversary. From around the country, the extended family and descendants of Frances Spiro…
Read MoreHow do you spell awkward? First Date. What could be more awkward than meeting someone you only saw online, or someone you met only once after a few cocktails? You aren’t quite sure if they will look like their picture, or if you remember what they look like at all. You have a little knowledge…
Read MoreGrief hits in waves, ebbing and flowing, in and out. It crashes against you at one moment and smoothly lap ankles a next. Some days are filled with sadness and fear and the others are less so, almost forgetting for a moment. Only a moment though. There are times that the grief is solely focused…
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