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How are you? Where are you now? Are you home or somewhere else? Do you have a mirror and can you take a look at it right now and say these daily affirmations:
I am who I am. I am one with the world. I hold the keys to my peace and happiness. I accept my strengths and limitations. I am strong.
How many times have we forgotten to look at ourselves and think of ourselves too? How many times, we have evaded mirrors to find our true and inner yearnings and wanting? How many times have we tried to focus on self-sacrificing things without caring for ourselves?
I know it’s not easy, for we are concentrating on surviving. But have we taken time to find our dreams, our purposes and our strengths towards long-term goals
I remember the evil witch in the Snow White story, saying, Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the prettiest of them all? Then, the mirror answers. I wonder how mirrors could talk back right back at us and that would be – scary. Happily, mirrors don’t talk back.
Mirrors are reality checks. It is a tool that can help us affirm or convince ourselves. To look through it is to use our sense of sight. To hold the mirror is to use the sense of touch. To see our face through it – is to be aware that we exist and we take up space in this world. To talk through self-affirmations is to convince yourself that you are you despite what others tell you. To convince us that we are loved, that we are not alone and that we matter. This gives more space for light, hope and love.
While you are looking at yourself in the mirror, believe that you are exquisite and unique and don’t let others dim your fireflies and butterflies. But wait, why am I talking about fireflies and butterflies?
What are fireflies? Do fireflies have their own light? What are butterflies? And to connect – why am I speaking about fireflies and butterflies?
How are you now? I hope you live in the now because today is called a present that is a gift itself. Let go of the past, for holding on to it is trauma and worrying about the future is anxiety itself. Learn to find your own light and beauty, but how to find that elusive light and beauty is the mind-boggling question.
I have lived all my life in the city but I am sure glad that in this part of the city, trees and bougainvillea thrive where my mother obviously has a green thumb. That is why I am able to savor the beauty of a simple garden to breathe in and breathe the fresh air.
This fact also has given me countless opportunities to glimpse butterflies like a happy kid. Making use of the senses or feeling grounded makes me move forward with hope, love and light. However, fireflies, I believe, are hard to find.
Fireflies are said to mix oxygen with luciferin pigment to generate light with very little heat. Meanwhile, butterflies are a transforming beauty through a process called metamorphosis beginning from a pupa to a cocoon and then – a butterfly.
Fireflies symbolizes finding light from within and butterflies symbolizes finding beauty through the process. As a start, I hope you find fireflies radiating light within and butterflies guiding you with beauty. May you find all the genetic make-up and the mind-matter myth-busting knowledge on self-care, self-acceptance and self-awareness.
May you be blessed as always with peace – thankful for all things and content in all matters. May the fireflies follow you where butterflies can’t.