tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post8249981251367720583..comments2023-12-01T15:15:00.963-08:00Comments on Linda_Hensley: "Metamorphosis"Linda Hensleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-84838030358478157772014-09-11T01:56:57.899-07:002014-09-11T01:56:57.899-07:00Linda, I like everything about your story. Dragonf...Linda, I like everything about your story. Dragonflies were much much bigger in palaeolithic times. As for what it means to be visited by your totem animal is mysterious till we, like you, take our whole lives in to account and see what is happening on a deep level.<br />Paulahttp://www.mindfuldrawing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-42533604566700282422014-09-10T02:41:37.720-07:002014-09-10T02:41:37.720-07:00Great post Linda. I know i quite often look for si...Great post Linda. I know i quite often look for signs in times of uncertainty and doubt that i am making the right decisions and choices. I think change can be so frightening because of uncertainty, but i think it can also be quite liberating, especially for a control freak like me :) I hope that your changes bring you lots of positive outcomes.Amanda Dilworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460124798041858832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-69919313486524947582014-09-08T12:06:58.513-07:002014-09-08T12:06:58.513-07:00The question is then: Would it be as fun to overco...The question is then: Would it be as fun to overcome challenges an changes if they were easy? An easy life would probably be a boring life...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-7590302466154846752014-09-07T10:40:53.939-07:002014-09-07T10:40:53.939-07:00Biblical amounts of dragonflies sounds like more c...Biblical amounts of dragonflies sounds like more change than I could handle. I hope you took photos!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-28160258335366176542014-09-07T10:40:14.689-07:002014-09-07T10:40:14.689-07:00Thanks! and I like the way you said that too :)Thanks! and I like the way you said that too :)Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-29414604985612716882014-09-06T07:53:19.084-07:002014-09-06T07:53:19.084-07:00I love dragonflies. We saw a biblical amount up No...I love dragonflies. We saw a biblical amount up North last weekend. It was like a plague. But it was wonderful.Sharon Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683868787160249441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-3845522452300072362014-09-05T08:23:23.875-07:002014-09-05T08:23:23.875-07:00I always have so much to say and think about when ...I always have so much to say and think about when I've read one of your posts, LH. Thanks for opening all these mental windows in my head. Who knows what might buzz, flutter, fly or flop through - but whatever it is, I am now poised to notice. Be well. AAHAviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00143467149327284907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-9341602000590248712014-09-05T05:22:51.749-07:002014-09-05T05:22:51.749-07:00Thanks Michele!Thanks Michele!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-46385672780559497112014-09-05T05:22:30.966-07:002014-09-05T05:22:30.966-07:00You're too funny :) I will admit to being a b...You're too funny :) I will admit to being a bit yucked out by dead dragonfly though.Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-89273042621851819842014-09-05T05:21:19.988-07:002014-09-05T05:21:19.988-07:00Yes, I think I notice dragonflies now because of t...Yes, I think I notice dragonflies now because of that first one, and yes, eventually changes work out, but that doesn't mean those changes are easy. Oh well, live, learn, grow, right?Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-5331975518028569132014-09-03T12:02:20.568-07:002014-09-03T12:02:20.568-07:00You are very brave to take this incident in such s...You are very brave to take this incident in such stride. If a dragonfly smashed into my forehead, I'd be covered in too much vomit to do anything.<br /><br />Then, after a while, I'd probably blog about it.josh pincus is cryinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302062659860682118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-18547343257809088262014-09-03T07:02:44.781-07:002014-09-03T07:02:44.781-07:00I had to laugh a little when you try to give a rat...I had to laugh a little when you try to give a rational meaning to why dragonflies appear when things are about to change in your life. Your heavy thinking makes your breathing or sweat different... I do understand the feeling though. I don't have animals come to me to "tell" me things are changing, but I still know when it happens. Maybe that's why you see dragonflies, because you know in your gut - or some other way - that something is changing and then start to noticed dragonflies - because of the first suicidal one? Another interesting observation, I thought, was your statement that you hate changes. And still the changes you describe have been to the better. Thanks for sharing your stories. I enjoy reading them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-72916027077445569722014-09-02T11:41:50.009-07:002014-09-02T11:41:50.009-07:00As always, very perceptive observations, Linda. An...As always, very perceptive observations, Linda. And how perfectly a simple dragonfly sketch can relate on so many levels!michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354005893364951302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-37418180649092306132014-09-02T04:59:17.154-07:002014-09-02T04:59:17.154-07:00I can't remember if I saw that movie or not, b...I can't remember if I saw that movie or not, but maybe it's something I should borrow and watch/rewatch. Thanks for the comments everybody!!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-16872628195350346632014-09-02T04:58:21.647-07:002014-09-02T04:58:21.647-07:00You're so right Jane, change is a certainty in...You're so right Jane, change is a certainty in life. I've been trying to focus on what you say about change improving our lives, but needing the healing power of time. Wise thoughts!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-63225959704236495212014-09-02T04:56:13.230-07:002014-09-02T04:56:13.230-07:00That's so interesting how Japanese look at dra...That's so interesting how Japanese look at dragonflies. I never thought about being in a melancholy culture since America tends to be more optimistic in thinking -- though there are times that I think the US could do a lot of learning if they looked at the past and learned from mistakes more often.Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-81223745033991036632014-09-02T04:53:22.231-07:002014-09-02T04:53:22.231-07:00I don't have mountains, so I guess I'm mis...I don't have mountains, so I guess I'm missing some potential messages :)Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-12737907270500999092014-09-02T04:52:25.454-07:002014-09-02T04:52:25.454-07:00I'm not sure what I'd think if I saw swarm...I'm not sure what I'd think if I saw swarms of dragonflies. If each one is change, then that's a lot of change!Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-11175897667395540682014-09-02T04:50:46.790-07:002014-09-02T04:50:46.790-07:00I used to drive by Lake Erie on my way to work. I...I used to drive by Lake Erie on my way to work. If it was smooth and sunny, I figured a good day. If it was stormy, I felt like I needed to prepare myself for what was coming.Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-44397672990592423362014-09-02T04:49:39.993-07:002014-09-02T04:49:39.993-07:00I often don't understand what to take from it ...I often don't understand what to take from it when I see animals doing uncharacteristic things either. All I can say for sure is that I notice, and then I notice what's going on in my life. The two things often go together.Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-75425830281865899252014-09-01T19:49:33.940-07:002014-09-01T19:49:33.940-07:00I forgot to ask if you've seen the Kevin Costn...I forgot to ask if you've seen the Kevin Costner movie, "Dragonfly?" It's an oldy, but it's good (and dragonflies figure prominently.) :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-66178178503326105802014-08-31T23:22:33.593-07:002014-08-31T23:22:33.593-07:00Change is often painful isn't it Linda but it ...Change is often painful isn't it Linda but it is the one certainty in life. The problem with it is at the time we have not had a the luxury of looking back and seeing the outcome. Often it really does improve our lives but we do need the healing power of time. I totally agree with your thoughts that you are just more aware of dragonflies when you have big changes......good luck with riding them though. I love your thinking processes xxJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742664269417361941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-23824162316813055662014-08-31T15:32:29.062-07:002014-08-31T15:32:29.062-07:00I keep wondering why I should be so attracted to d...I keep wondering why I should be so attracted to dragonflies-- say, as opposed to other beautiful bugs, even butterflies. But I am. It could be because they are among us for so brief a time. It could be their AMAZING maneuverability. I think there are more children's songs in Japan about dragonflies than butterflies or any other insect --except for maybe fireflies. Since this culture values the melancholy, the end of things, and fragility, more than the West seems to (at least that's how I see it), the fact that dragonflies are an autumnal thing-- just before the coming of winter and death-- may explain why they have a special place in our hearts.dosankodebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357411708254011194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-63261432641575981462014-08-31T14:40:07.988-07:002014-08-31T14:40:07.988-07:00What a great post! Most of the messages I've g...What a great post! Most of the messages I've gotten in my life came from the mountains.Terri at Family Objectshttp://www.terrilewis1.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639676523379057364.post-83597041492441328672014-08-31T13:55:44.722-07:002014-08-31T13:55:44.722-07:00Amazing story about dragonfly vs your third eye, L...Amazing story about dragonfly vs your third eye, Linda. I take appearances by animals seriously too, though I don't always understand the message I believe they are delivering. Dragonflies are big in my life too…I have a stained glass dragonfly in my studio window and I've even had them on business cards in the past. My copy of Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams & David Carson talks about dragonfly being the harbinger of change, just as you intuit…change coming because we are being challenged to see, to wake up about some aspect of our current life. I especially like this line, "On the psychological level, it may be time to break down the illusions you have held that restrict your actions or ideas." I see dragonflies nearby every day where I live, and very often there are swarms of them…I better get even more serious about this waking up business! :-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com