One day a man was walking through the woods near his home, deep in his own thoughts, when he saw a beautiful butterfly flitting from wild flower to flower. It had many spots and markings upon its wings, and its colors were brilliant.
The man was immediately uplifted by the sight of this exquisite creature.
He loved its beauty so much that he contemplated capturing it and taking it home with him. That way he could enjoy its beauty and grace as much as he wanted.
So he attempted to clasp the butterfly in his hands. It didn’t take too long for him to realize that this being was adept at moving about easily, and was not about to let anyone close in on it. But it did not fly away. Instead it asked the man in a voice that was not human, but which the man could understand, “Why do you want to capture me, and take away my freedom?”
The man responded in a sad voice, “Oh, dear creature, I wanted to witness your joy and freedom, because I do not seem to have much joy and freedom of my own.”
The butterfly then said, “Dear human, I understand, for I too was not free at one time. I could not take flight with such ease and grace. In fact, I was crawling around on the ground, at the mercy of many other creatures. Then I went through an amazing and crushing transformation. It took a while, but I was not worried. I knew I was all right. I didn’t exactly know what I would look like but I knew I would be able to soar above the ground and play and enjoy all of nature.
I also knew that my magnificence would be there for all to see, but only a few would be able to hear me speak. You see dear human, you are where I was. You are going through your own transformation, and soon you will also be able to soar above the reality that you now feel so profoundly as difficult and unsure,
But you will also be able to enjoy that same environment from a different perspective. Just like me, you will be in the world but not of the world.”
The man understood everything the butterfly was sharing with him, “Thank you dear butterfly. You helped me to see that I have my own joy and freedom to look forward to.”
With that, the butterfly fluttered over to the man’s hand, and perched there. The man could have easily captured the butterfly at that moment, but he no longer felt a need to do so.
The beautiful butterfly then soared so high that it seemed to just disappear into the sky.
The man walked back home with a smile on his face. He hadn’t smiled like that in a very long time.
Enjoy my song, Spread Your Wings from my album, Soothin’ Sounds
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The Council – Include Yourself By Ron Head
There is a wonderful song title that we love, “What If God Were One of Us?” We would change it a little, hoping that we do not offend its authors. We would have it be “What If God Were All of Us?” Does it surprise you to have us tell you that it expresses truth?
That is because God, or Creator, or Source, or whatever you choose to call the Divine, has become All That Is. Now, All That Is means All That Is. It means everyone that is. It means all those you love and all those you don’t even want to be around. It means all those you will never come into contact with.
This is not a difficult thing to understand, and most will not have any trouble agreeing with it – intellectually. Practicing the living it implies is a bit harder for some, impossible for others. The reasons for that are myriad and longstanding. They are learned from others and passed down through generations. They are, without exception, based in fear and the belief in a limited supply of whatever has value to the one in fear. “If he has some of that, there will be less for me.” “I don’t know what tomorrow may be like, so I need as much as I can get.” And the lessons regarding that have been taught forever. Some have even learned them.
But that is not the message we wish to convey today. So, we ask you to once again ponder “What If God Were All of Us?”
Now let us ask you this, when you were considering that question, who was included in your mind? Most of you will say that he was, she was, they were. Most would sincerely mean ‘all of them’. Questioned closer, some would admit to having reservations about certain groups or individuals. But again, that is not the message here.
We ask you this: Did you include yourself? Did “What If God Were All of Us” include you? And further, do you treat yourself as that? Do you honor your own life as That Life? Most of you are familiar with the quote “Love thy neighbor as thyself”. And your minds always jump to the neighbor in the instruction. Few ever consider the ‘self’ that is mentioned.
But do you understand that however you treat any part of the All is how you are treating the All? Because it is, after all, The All. And you are also a part of it, do you see? So are your children, even when they test you. So is your partner in life, if you have one.
Now, we are not saying that you must like everything they do. Do you like everything that you do? We think that there are some days that you don’t even want to be in your own company. Love you anyway. There are jerks on your planet. Love them anyway. Don’t invite them to dinner. Just make it a habit to see that they are “One of Us” even though they obviously don’t know it themselves. See them as that, even though they do not. And most importantly, see yourself as that, even though the impossibility has become ingrained in you. When the voice in your head says “Sure, but that can’t mean me!” Tell it to sit down and shut up. Be more interested in what your heart feels about it than in what has been taught to you by your societies. When you can do that, the rest will come as a matter of course.
There are two published books available on Amazon that contain the collected messages received by Ron Head (that's me). The first is The Wisdom of Michael, available HERE, and the second is It Rings True, available HERE. A third book is being compiled now.
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