Tangled Stitch

There once was a bird named Dotty.   She was given that name because of the beautiful green spots she had on her body that looked like a knot.   Dotty made friends very easily and was kind to all that she met in the forest.   Dotty thought all you had to be was nice and kind and all of the other animals would like you.   And a lot of them did, the squirrels, the chipmunks all liked Dotty and even the Bear, Bernie liked her.   But even in a forest where almost everyone liked Dotty some of the animals were not so kind, the fox would steal the eggs from the bird’s nest and there was a pesky beaver or two that just did not like Dotty.   They thought she tweeted too much out there in the forest and they were trying to get some rest.   So Dotty let those animals make her change who she really was.   She hid her beauty, stopped singing her beautiful song and hoped that those animals that didn’t like her would be her friend. One day while s...

Beneath The Surface , a photo by DebraAnn813 on Flickr. Sometimes our most important lessons are hidden beneath the surface.  In the dark where light is not able to reach. I have been learning an important lesson. One which lives in that gray area between what is total darkness and what is the light.  That lesson is that perhaps you have to believe in something that isn't real so you can learn the importance of what is real.  The real stuff is your loves.  Who you spend your days, nights and weekends with.  How much time you spend embroidering or doing something that you love.   The more time you spend doing something you love the more you feed your soul and share your light with others.  That can be very deceiving.