Once there was a fly who went about her daily business as a fly, jumping from refuse to window sill, disturbing naps and dodging newspapers. One day she looked around and noticed how daintily the butterflies flitted from one sweet flower to the next. She studied the grace of their wings as they tasted each flower like a delicacy. Then she noticed the dragon fly and how their metallic wings and slender bodies hovered over flowers silently, gathering sweet nectar with speed and precision. Then she looked up and saw a beehive dripping with honey. She could hear their rhythmic buzz fill the air, bright yellow bodies dancing, celebrating their prized possession.
Then she looked at her own reflection in the window and she began to hate her life, her self, and all flies. Every day had been filled with excrement and the noisy buzz of her own wings. She became sad, frustrated, and angry and flew smack into the window. She spun around buzzing loudly in confusion, not realizing that she was being watched. A delicate bug with red wings and black dots asked if she were alright. The fly, explained her observations, how every one’s life was filled with sweetness while her own life was filled with putrid smells and garbage. The little bug flicked its wings, admired its reflection for a quick second, then turned its attention towards the fly, “Well that’s easy to fix. You’ve got to fly towards something different”, she said and glided away in the afternoon breeze.
Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. Often, we forget that we create our own experiences. We make choices that betray our happiness and delay our success. We move around in circles, mired in confusion, nurturing resentment and growing bitter instead of searching out the sweet nectar that could be ours. The subtitle of this site, is Carry Your Weather With You. But are you carrying sunshine and warmth that result in joy or destructive storms that bring chaos to your life? As 2008 draws to a close, and you decide what you want to do in 2009, make sure that you are aware of what you usually move towards and if you don’t like where it’s gotten you so far, fly towards something different.
Denise Anquenette © 2008 All Rights Reserved