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~ poem on back of card ~
gather sisters, brothers, seekers and friends in sacred circle where this world ends between the worlds let us pray and sing and wait for visions Great Spirit will bring
photo and poem courtesy of New Moon Visions
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i have been a fan of the artist Mara Berendt Friedman for years. i used to find her cards at East West bookstore in the village years ago. i love her female centered images and community focused messages. when i need an image that inspires a certain frame of mind i'm in, her artwork is first to come to mind.
this image is entitled, "Green Butterfly of Transformation". i have been thinking about transformation a lot lately. it's hard not to crave change when life seems to be hard for so many different people. it has me concerned that a better way isn't directly in sight. this is what has me thinking... what if life doesn't get easier? my minor complaints are so trivial when i look at the situations of others but it is definitely all relative. life is just hard. ... so if life is focused on being hard, i have realized that my job is to be focused on enjoying (despite it all) more. i feel like it is totally now or never. if i don't make an effort now, maybe i never will. i have no guarantee that my efforts will succeed or fail but, either way, at least i can have one heck of a ride to share with the generations to come after me.
getting stuck in the muck and mire of life can cause temporary amnesia; it causes us to forget that we don't have to stay there. we have been blessed with the choice to do something different even if it is only in some small way. i didn't really think i had any new year resolutions for 2012 but now i think otherwise. my goal is to enjoy life and be re-inspired by her beauty. i'm really looking forward to the new perspective this will all bring!
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