Happiness is a Butterfly

“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”  ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Last summer, while on a phone call, standing barefoot on the grass in my backyard enjoying the sunshine, I was also watching a white and brown butterfly in the distance.  While talking, I extended my left arm out and silently invited the butterfly to come and sit on my arm.  As I continued with my phone conversation, I kept my arm extended and within a few minutes, the butterfly came and sat on my arm very briefly and then flew away.  I again invited the butterfly, it came and stayed on my arm just a little longer and then flew away.  Then for the third time, I invited the butterfly; this time, instead of my arm, it sat on the back my hand for a very long time!  It was truly a magical moment!  A few weeks later, I had a similar experience with a different butterfly and it was still so much fun!  

Try it sometime and communicate with the Butterfly Spirits as they soon will be arriving with the warm weather!