MetaphoricButterfly

LONG LIVE LOVE! :) "Faithful and true..."
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"Beloved, let us love one another. For love is of God. And every one that loveth, is born of God and knoweth God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God. For God is love." ---1 John 4:7-8 (KJV)
"He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" ---Micah 6:8 (NRSV)
"The love we give away is the only love we keep."---Elbert Hubbard***
I am a young lady whose consistent smile reflects the unconditional love of the One held in her heart. :)I love God with all my heart, and He is my heavenly Father/best friend. I fear and respect Him to the utmost. He's my everything and the most beautiful of existences. My relationship with Him serves as the foundation of all my other relationships.
I believe that character is who you are when no one else but God is watching. I have experienced the sweetest epiphanies in solitude, in my cocoon with God. And when I emerge from my cocoon, I allow those in my garden of life to take hold of my wings and the journeys to which they carry me. And though they are both part of the Trinity alongside God: Jesus is my hero, my savior, and my love/humility/forgiveness/loyalty/strength example and epitome, while the Holy Spirit is my comforter and conscience. I owe Them my life. And They've got it--hands down.
I write in metaphors. I love butterflies for their symbolism, uniqueness, and beauty. They do not seek to draw attention to themselves. Yet, in their own humility and minding their own business, their beauty and magnetism are undeniable. A lot of people call me "Butterfly." :)
Secondly, I could tell you what I do for a living. But that would be boring, bragging, left-side brain jargon. I would rather tell you what inspires me with my right-side brain. And I hope that my inspiration inspires you. :) I love the arts, especially the art of writing. My ultimate goals are to become a best-selling novelist, poet, and spoken-word artist; publish my own greeting card collection; write television and movie scripts, as well as songs for various artists; open and run a youth writing camp; deliver and facilitate motivational speeches and workshops; grace some magazine covers and spreads; and inspire the world with my aforementioned and unmentioned gifts. I would love to win the Pulitzer Prize for excellence in writing and telling the story of the human spirit. I am very down-to-earth, and I really try to understand people from all walks of life. My experiences and gained perspectives are the pages behind the book cover that you visualize.
Enough with the flowery me, right? Let's get down to the other part of me. Laugh Out Loud (LOL). Here's the left-side brain. I serve as a technical lead and requirements systems analyst for federal government Internet applications, as well as participate in the Internet software development process through providing teaching, mentoring, work/task managing, and technical writing services.
OK, back to smelling the flowers... :) I am a friendly person who is always open to meeting new people and respecting/gaining their perspectives. I smile even when I am mad or perturbed. ;) I laugh and joke A LOT. I love to make people smile and see the beauty in themselves and their experiences. I am very down-to-earth. I am a deep thinker, planner, dreamer, and heart-expresser. :) I am a good listener and encourager. I can admit when I am wrong, and I openly forgive, as well. I am always looking to improve upon self. I believe the best things come to those who wait on and live for God, use common sense, and exhibit maturity. I believe in considerateness, loyalty, humility, and honesty to the utmost. I have learned how to be self-less without being stupid. I believe in never selling out my soul to any noun other than the all-encompassing entity of GOD.
(I know that our English teachers instructed us not to continuously start a series of sentences with the word, "I." Heck, I used to tell my students the same thing when I was a school teacher. LOL. But hey, that's part of poetry, too. The art of repetition. :) )
Most people say I am wise beyond my years and that I can read people well--that foolishness is transparent to me. I value discernment and realize that whenever I lose something or someone, in God's eyes, I have gained something. Trust! I have struggled in my life, but through God, I have overcome many fears and obstacles. I am a very confrontational person, and I love to communicate.
I am a caterpillar-turned-butterfly who has undergone metamorphosis. My goal in life is to perpetually personify God's love through everything He has called me to do in this lifetime. I wish to leave my mark wherever I may travel in this realm. I believe with every ounce of me that a person will reap what he/she has sown in the garden of life and that in order to get the very best out of this earthly life loaned to me, I must sow in righteousness. And in whatever I gain, I must use it to give all glory to God--the gift-Giver. :) Even my smiling brings a glow to God's face. So I'll use it for all that it's worth. Humility puts all accomplishment into perspective.
I believe in seeing beyond the surface. If you read a book by its cover, you immediately lose its inner value. Closed-mindedness (a word? LOL) is not a skill listed on my resume. I believe that if you actually take the time to listen to a person's experiences and ideas, you will actually learn and permeate subjective barriers that keep you from growing. Staying in a mental and emotional box keeps you sheltered from both the sunlight and rain we all need to grow and, hence, mature on all levels.
I don't like to be tied down. Why? Because God created this Butterfly to be free and all she can be. I value all He has taught me in our solitude. And I realize that He, and only He, has completed me. My loyalty to Him has taught me how to be loyal to human beings.
Furthermore...what are my views on human, interpersonal relationships in a nutshell? Two are better than one, but only when those two are on one accord (with God as their nucleus and compass) and do just as well or better (not WORSE), together, than they would when separately existing in a blissful and valuable solitude. "God bless the child who's got [her/his] own!" My relationship with God has brought my life full circle. And my relationship with Him has brought this “About Me” full circle--as it began with Him.
So, this is a "little" bit of me. I hope that my smile and personality are infectious to you, as I've been told. :) :) :)
Thanks for listening, rather--reading. In the words of Russell Simmons, "Thank you for comin' out. God bless, and good night." Or “good day”…whatever time it is where you are reading this. Tee hee… LOL. I wish you peace, love, and SOULLLLLLLLLLL!
*** "Women are like good apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Some men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the grounds that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they are amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the one who is brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree." ---Anonymous ***
*** "They may see the good you do as self-serving. Continue to do good.
They may see your generosity as grandstanding. Continue to be generous.
They may see your warm and caring nature as a weakness. Continue to be warm and caring.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway." ---Anonymous
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Art is one of the best means to expression's end.
LONG LIVE THE METAPHOR!*************************************************** ********