Lessons of LOVE

This year has been a year of learning LOVE lessons, for me.

I pulled a card today just because I wanted to start posting again, here. I’ve been a little absent!

This card has so much meaning for me, and I think it’s NO coincidence that it came up when the angels knew I was pulling a card with intention to write about whichever card came up.

Not only do the words express meaning to me, but the imagery is RICH with personal symbolism.

The lion, bear and wolf in the background communicate the dark energies around (and inside) me that threaten my LOVE energy that I’ve been working so hard in the past year and a half to REBUILD (mostly toward my husband – yep – it’s that time in our marriage when love changes, fades, or is drowned away by hurtful words and resentment). The lion, bear, and wolf could each represent something different to me. The wolf, down at the bottom, looking quite foreboding, could represent my fears that even though things are good right now, I worry that I have to keep myself on guard if my husband throws arrows at me again (can my love-shield protect me from the next strike?). The bear, a huge creature, is my own anxiety which keeps me in constant fear of being hurt again, which also leads me to a very dark place sometimes, following those memories that make me feel angry and depressed, shoving me down into my dark pit of despair. The lion… for some reason, the lion doesn’t look quite as foreboding to me – I get a sense that he is my independent spirit who could go either way.

And then there are the elements in the foreground: Jesus himself, representing the epitome and strength of love energy, and the lambs representing the fragile nature of love – the part that needs God’s protection through prayer and guidance.

And then suddenly I notice the little lamb in Jesus arms, looking at a monarch butterfly that has perched on his side!

At that I have to laugh out loud, because I see specific meaning there for me.

I illustrated a little children’s book this year for a friend called “Pretty Betty Butterfly” about a MONARCH butterfly (ha!! WOW!). I’ve been wanting to concentrate more on developing delightful and inspiring picture books for kids in 2015! This card feels like an affirmation that it is definitely along the right path for me to do so. I also feel that following this path will help fuel my love energy as well! Creativity is a wonderful and playful way to invite positive energies into your heart!

WHEW! Normally I’m not so long-winded with my posts, but I had a LOT to share about this message.

WHAT DO THE LION, BEAR AND WOLF symbolize for you? And what does that little butterfly represent for you as well? Feel free to share!! Love and blessings to all who find and read this post!