{"id":2199,"date":"2014-07-08T01:32:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T01:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marniepehrson.com\/unplugged\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2014-08-20T23:09:48","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T23:09:48","slug":"finding-the-light-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marniekuhns.com\/unplugged\/2014\/07\/08\/finding-the-light-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Light Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent the day with my good friend, Judy Hansen, author of “Trusting Spirit Now<\/a>.” Judy is one of those rare individuals who brings heaven to earth just being in her presence. I call her my “heavenly mother” because she has a natural gift for making\u00a0you feel loved and cared for.<\/p>\n

Today, she was my angel. To be honest, I’ve been floundering of late, not really feeling myself, struggling to stay in the light. Buckling down to serious work or feeling the need to “Light the World” has been the last thing on my mind. Frankly, this isn’t all that unusual for me in the summer months. For several years now, I’ve taken a rest in the summer, and I think I’ve trained my mind to forget about business when the summer sun arrives. Habits are hard to break.<\/p>\n

But this summer’s had some added components which eventually culminated in a less-than-ideal weekend. I wasn’t feeling too hot. I almost cancelled on Judy. I was about to ask her to come a different day, but decided I’d stick to plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m incredibly grateful I did, because by the time she drove away 7 hrs later, I felt as if someone had breathed new life into me. Ironically she was here for consulting, but in the process of helping her, she helped me even more.<\/p>\n

Through her visit, something significant shifted in me emotionally, mentally and spiritually. My amnesia had lifted, and I remembered who I am and what I’m about. More importantly, I remembered how it feels to tap into something higher, nobler and divine.<\/p>\n

\"butterflyThe last thirty minutes she was here, a butterfly kept lighting on my hands and on my legs. It felt like I’d made a new friend. I asked Judy to look up “butterfly totems” on her phone to see what the message of the butterfly is.<\/p>\n

Butterflies may come into your life when you are going through important, unexpected changes. They symbolize:<\/p>\n