It was a beautiful sunny day in Seattle, which is so unusual for the 4th of July; a day for fireworks and celebration honoring our country’s independence.
That day, little did I know that I was soon to receive a very special message from the most unusual messenger.
It was early in the afternoon and I was seriously busy refinishing some very old windows out on my back porch. All of the doors and windows throughout my home were open, letting in the light and fresh air.
My life was certainly going through some changes. Only a month before, I had been struggling with a relationship that I knew needed to change form. A few days earlier I had said my goodbyes. I had always heard that when one door closes another door opens, but I didn’t know if I was fully prepared to step into a new door that was presenting itself so quickly.
You see, I was finally realizing that the dearest male friend that I had ever known, was the soul mate I had been looking for my entire life.
What a shock to my senses! I had always thought of myself as an intuitive person, but I didn’t see this one coming. It was like I had a veil pulled over my eyes this whole time that our friendship was deepening.
Needless to say, I was filled with bliss from this new awareness. But, also scared and a bit unsure at the same time. They say that the chance of someone single in their mid-forties finding true love is like finding an old vintage “oat penny” in a jar full of pocket change–highly unlikely. (What do ‘they’ know 🙂
I knew in my heart that my friend Kirk was a soul mate, but my head was swimming in some type of fear that I couldn’t really fully understand. So, I did what I do when I need to process so many emotions. I worked on something tangible in the physical world that needed to be fixed.
As I was refinishing the old window frames, I began to notice layer after layer of different colored paint. It seemed like I was going through the generations of a family tree as each layer was exposed. Each of the colors of paint was sharing a story about a different cycle in my life. As each layer was exposed, I had some sort of revelation. I can’t really tell you every thought that went through my mind, but it seemed so very revealing at the time.
There came a point when I was so full of thoughts that I knew I needed to take a break. So, I decided to walk into my magical dining room where the beautiful stained glass windows surrounded my favorite plants. It was at that very moment when something unusual caught my eye. I have always had an affinity for butterflies and love to watch them outside, but this was the first time I had ever seen one indoors.
“Wow!”, I thought. “This is the most unusual looking butterfly.” I have seen Monarch butterflies up close, but never one like this before! So I slowly walked up to take a better look. I was in awe.
This butterfly was so very large, black, white, and orange and incredibly beautiful. He seemed quite calm really; much calmer than I was for sure.
I wondered, “Now, what does a person do with a butterfly in their home?” I can tell you what I thought. I was concerned that he was going to die if he stayed inside any longer. It is unnatural for a butterfly not to be free. So, I wondered what to do.
Just then I heard thoughts in my head telling me to fill myself with love and then to place my hand beside this radiant butterfly. So I did just that.
As I was filled this incredible sense of love oozing from my being, I watched him so intently while gently pressing my hand close against the windowpane right next to him. In my amazement, he slowly and steadily crept over to my hand as I watched. Then he carefully stepped right into the center of my palm. I was motionless and in shock.
Why would a butterfly as unusual and beautiful as this one come inside my home and end up in my palm?
Just then I heard another thought fill enter my mind, but this time it seemed to be coming from the Butterfly!
“Trust dear one. Trust your life and trust your heart. Here you are with the door open, and the light is shining the way. I am here to show you that you now have your independence. Do with it as you wish. In going through the door before you, your life will have more freedom than you have ever known before.”
This was so weird! I had an incredible peace fill every inch of my being. I just knew this butterfly was sent to me as a messenger, to tell me everything was okay; that my love for my wonderful friend and soul mate Kirk, was perfect, so not to fear.
I slowly walked the twenty-five or so steps through my dining room and out onto my front entry porch. The butterfly contently stood in the palm of my hand, not about to leave until he knew I received my message.
At the point of mutual acknowledgment, I raised my hands to the sky and watched as the butterfly so elegantly ascended from my palm up into the sky.
I stood there for a while and watched him circle the yard as if he was smiling back at me, saying his goodbyes. I thought to myself, “What a magical messenger.” From that moment on, I have never turned back.
This soul mate story was published in,” Romancing the Soul, True Soul Mate Stories from around the World and Beyond.” Find over 60 stories of soul mate connections and an explanation of various types of soul mates.
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