After I began having the profound spiritual experiences that I’ve been referring to lately, my entire life was completely leveled. I had a deep sense of peace throughout the process most of the time, but there were moments that were very challenging as I watched everything that I had known disintegrate around me. No matter how hard I tried, I could not put it back together again. What I didn’t understand yet was that my life was forever transformed and it was not going “back together” because there was an entirely new life being born.
This was not the only time I experience a complete destruction of my life; there would be several more to come. Years later, there was one in particular that was probably the most painful. This lasted quite a long time and was as if my life was hit by a tsunami, a hurricane, an earthquake and a tornado at the same time. There was nothing I could do but hold on. During part of this period, I experienced something that I can only describe as very similar to how I’ve heard near-death-experiences described (but without the physical dying part and stretched intermittently over almost two years). By the time I passed through this, my life was utterly unrecognizable; it quite literally looked like someone else’s life with blessings blooming from every crack in the old foundation.
I can tell you from the depths of my heart, if it looks like your life is crumbling, it might be that you’ve actually outgrown it, and the old must fall away in order to make room for your new wings! xo
I’m disabled. I deeply enjoy your daly posts, especially, the pictures.
But, I don’t see any butterfly emerging here… I’d just barely gotten to where I thought, maybe I can do this, live like this (no blessings… live, despite not having them..)… and then, my ex started legal proceedings to terminate my spousal support, costing me even more money that I don’t have.
But, the posts and pics do help…
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thank you , love your post every day .
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Thank you so much ❤ I just got home from work, and this is sooooo much what I needed to be told. My work life is just crumbling crumbling – and with it goes all self esteem and the ability to see clearly.
Butterfly wings – I'm going to focus on butterfly wings
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You are blessed with wisdom and talent, and the rest of us are reaping the benefits! I feel like I’m getting a quick counseling session, whenever I read your posts. Thank you!
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I can’t say it any better than the comments already posted. You have incredible insight. What you’ve written today is so true. I am 82 years old now and have been through some many dark times. The worst was when my 37-year-old son was shot to death at the time I was getting over the death of my husband, while dealing with my mother’s Alzheimer’s – alone – as an only child, and caring for my autistic boy who still lives with me. Did I get through it? Did my life change drastically? Am I okay now? YES!!!
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Oh my goodness, such insight, and you write so down to earth anybody should be able to totally understand what you are saying. Such a gift given to you by God through your faith, amazing!
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Oh so nice to know we aren’t alone in this sort of thing! Our older daughter has been going thru a divorce, almost losing her business, and her dog just got cancer … hopefully the light is still on at the end of the tunnel…thanks again for your lovely thoughts and beautiful drawings xo
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This was so needed today, thank you!
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so glad you can see that with God all things are possible. HE gives us peace during crisis that can definitely be felt and yet can’t be explained.
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Oh my God, you just popped up at a very needed time! My angels and near!
Thank you!
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Thank you Jane. You always write something that makes me look inside to see where I am at this stage of my life. We all have ups and downs in our lives. Some more than others. You offer a new perspective for some to reevaluate where we are in this crazy thing called life.
Thank you
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So profound and what I have been experiencing slowly now into my 4th year of retirement….transforming into my next phase!
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