On Christmas day I journeyed to a friends home to stay and care for their animals during their absence. These friends have always been gracious and welcoming, and I accepted the request readily. This weekend would be a wonderful opportunity to focus, reflect, and write.
The trek here was gruesome, with several miles of heavy snow and ice on the roads. The trade-off has been an incredible view from this country hilltop home.
As I awoke early in the morning I noticed a strange little bump attached to my clothing. I pulled it away, and realized it was a ladybug. “Is this significant?”, I thought. I’ll have to blog about it.
A day passed, with no blog posting. Sometime in the afternoon I noticed a little dot on a window. This home is all windows, floor to ceiling in the large main room, and the view is what captures the attention, not a speck on the window. Nevertheless this little dot caught my attention. Crawling across the outside of the window – a ladybug. “I must write that blog”, was the thought that came immediately into my head. Still no posting.
Today is Sunday, and I will be returning home, back to city life. I’ve been attentive of my writing this morning, writing a full week of postings for the Mayan Calendar blog, and scheduled them for their daily appearance. The list of “to do’s” and especially the “should do’s” loom over me, what should I do before I begin my drive home? For some reason I looked across the room to the Christmas tree, and noticed more little dots. No way! Three more ladybugs, this time inside the house. Okay, I get the hint. Write the post now, else the message gets louder. I wonder what it would be like to get into my car and be surrounded by a hundred ladybugs?
There is much written about the appearance of ladybugs. Finding a ladybug on your person is said to mean “your wishes will come true”. Ladybugs are also associated with Mother Mary and a reminder that we are spirit.
One of my favorite messages associated with ladybugs is to let go. “Fear and Love cannot co-exist”. This is a wonderful time for letting go on a deeper level. The shift toward December 31st is around the corner, and the Mayan Calendar just began a new 260 day cycle. This has been a wonderful weekend for practicing the art of letting go, and I found myself filled with joy throughout each day.
As I close my eyes and refocus my attention to my clairvoyant abilities, the message presented to me by the presence of this beloved totem spirit comes quickly and clearly. “No matter where you go, whether alone or in the presence of others, we will always be with you”. The divine guidance does make its appearance in the most unusual ways.
The grace of a ladybug in my life gave me so much more, it gave hope and inspiration as tools with which to create my tomorrow. I gladly accept the canvas and the paints provided, and find the roses I have painted in my awareness are accompanied by the ladybugs. I’ve never thought of those old worn out thoughts and beliefs as aphids, but it is amazingly easy and amusing to relinquish those little bits and pieces of the past to the insatiable appetite of the ladybug!
Today is a wonderful day to let go of those things that restrain you. This doesn’t mean on this date, at this precise time, well, yes it does. It also means anytime, being in the present, being in the now. There are many tools and techniques that can help us in this process. Open the doorway to insights, and you never know what “little dots” may appear.
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