The Butterfly Garden

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."  Rabindranath Tagore

The Butterfly Garden represents to me a place in Heaven where souls are bound together and is reflected in our collective human journey on Earth.  For many people who travel their lives, they feel the emotion tying each other together, but are unaware of the deeper spiritual connections.  You see, God in his plan has anticipated our decisions made without his guidance.  Our lives are not only subject to those who hurt us through sinful actions, but we have also hurt others.  God, in his infinite plan works for the greatest good for all.  This is whey when I have learned to listen to God, he will tell me to wait, move ahead, or no.  This is hard for me to accept because I have my own inner desires and dreams.  But are my dreams worth it if I hurt others or leave others behind in the journey?   God asks us to sacrifice our dreams so that others may thrive and leave a spiritual legacy we cannot.  He answers the prayers consistent with his will.

This weekend I was going to deliver a special butterfly garden bouquet to someone I love deeply and will always be bound to in the Garden.  But I finally accepted today that my dreams of a family are not in his and others best interest.  He is bound by the love of his children and former wife and those human bonds are also spiritual. In the Butterfly Garden God works to bind all of us to him.  No matter how much it hurts, I have to listen to God and the answer from God is no but there has been time enough.