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!
The little boy wanted to stand up and scream at everyone. His hands were fidgety as he squirmed in his chair. He couldn’t understand why these people thought they knew the answers to everything. Instead of hearing what they were saying to each other, he could only hear “I blah blah blah, I.” Although only…
Read MoreThe gray sky looked like I felt. The trees swayed with the wind and at times bent enough that I thought they would snap…just like me. Can the branches take any more? Can the roots hold? Can I handle any more, I thought, as I watched the wind whip a bit of the leaves up…
Read MoreFeisty. Spunky. Stubborn. Intelligent. Independent. Dancer. Compassionate. Strong willed. Witty. Funny. Caring. Accepting. Completely Unfiltered. All words that describe my mom and as many would say, me. I embody a lot of my mom, the amazing and fierce as well as the dark and self-deprecating. My mom just passed away, at 95 years young. She…
Read MoreThe sky was multi-colored, with the night blue starting to lighten to the west, lighter purple and pink to the east. The first light of day was just beginning to brighten the world, the birds beginning to awaken. Seagulls, plovers and sanderlings began to dot the beach, waiting and watching for the big ball of…
Read MoreThe evening air was cooler than normal for a June evening, the sky was a bit bleak with big heavy clouds slumbering slowly east. I decided that going anywhere to eat outside wasn’t going to be smart, a thunderstorm was going to eventually hit the area. One of the things I actually like about Connecticut’s…
Read MoreMy ex-husband was the best with words, both those that built you up as well as those that broke you down. Ours was a complicated relationship where I gave and gave and he took and took. I happily gave and gave I should say, and he happily took and took. His words kept me giving…
Read MoreThe rain fell hard on the window pane. It was fierce windy rain, brought on by the remnants of the devastating hurricane Harvey. We had rain on and off all day, with the most recent deluge the hardest and longest rainfall. The sound, soothing at times, was also startling, loud but rhythmic as well. The…
Read More“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it – then I can achieve it.” Jesse Jackson originated the quote, Muhammad Ali famously used it in his 2004 book. This quote epitomizes what has occurred over the past few weeks and is now the main mantra for me, as I move…
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