Lunch Gave Me Wings
Changing my routine, I left Subway with my 6″ Turkey stuffed under my arm and headed for a nearby park in downtown Auburn, Georgia. I sat on a park bench in the warm sun and ate my lunch, caressed by a cool breeze coming out of the amazing blue sky above. It was a peaceful and amazing setting.
As I finished up my sandwich I looked down to witness the landing and last few moments of a Monarch’s life. It’s beautiful wings vibrated together and then spread out, stretching to their extremes. I could actually see them flex taught, and then it would relax. It did this several times and then vibrated some more with the wings together.
I looked up, closed my eyes and breathed in deep. The coolness of the air filling my lungs. I let it out slow and easy and when I opened my eyes, looked down. The butterfly was still and on it’s back.
Thoughts of just how precious life is flooded through me. I felt lifted all at once and lighter on the bench. I had been gifted a reminder (other than the ache in my knees) of just how short of a time I have on this planet. A rejuvenated spirit fills me now as I write this. Life… precious life fills me and I am grateful. I still have time left to go for it. To just simply let go and fly in all my beauty and magnificence.
A Monarch only has 2-6 weeks in it’s beautiful adult winged state to do what it needs to do. My friend was complete today and moved on, and I… I still have the choice to live fully.
