{"id":126,"date":"2024-06-21T05:33:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T05:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butterflyeffectbethechange.com\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2024-07-02T00:02:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T00:02:45","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butterflyeffectbethechange.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWe want to feel safe in our skin\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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WE WANT TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR SKIN #juneteenth celebrating my inspiring friend @lewiswinonawinonaluvI met Winona through the Remarkable Women\u2019s Journey and have been encouraged and moved by her voice for 4 years now.  Sharing In honor of Black lives matter, Winona Lewis poetry and portrait as Flower Child, and <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Its been my experience that\u00a0 with really hard things I don\u2019t truly change until the pain level gets high enough that I have to do something about it. When something becomes broken beyond repair \u2013 its unmanageable, too much to bear. As i experience what is happening in our country<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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There are at least half a dozen times in any good long term relationship when the relationship  is over. Relationships like the rest of life have stages. At the end of one stage that part of the relationship is over and you move to the next. A relationship  is something<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you\u2019ve heard me speak about Butterfly Effect, you\u2019ll know the name Nicole Bianchi @nicole.m.bianchi  and the story of the purple butterfly that was a transformative moment in our movement. https:\/\/www.butterflyeffectbethechange.com\/blog\/embracing-the-unexpected\/ Fast forward 6 years later and Nicole has become a friend as well as one of our most active butterfly ambassadors.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFamily is where our story begins\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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#family By the time we were 29 years old, Erik and I had three boys, all under the age of 5.  At the time, my definition of family was the traditional one of  two parents and their biological kids.  Twenty years later my definition and our numbers  have grown. Erik<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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I had a sobering conversation at the dinner table last night with @samthamann . We talked about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trayvon Martin.\u00a0 The words that come to me are heartbreaking, unthinkable, infuriating, scary. Part of why our conversation was sobering for me was that we talked about the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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You know when you have those days where you look in the mirror and you don\u2019t recognize the woman looking back at you? I\u2019d love to say it\u2019s just aging that I\u2019m struggling with, but I\u2019ve had a life long struggle with my self worth being based on my outward<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Family book club. Our family is reading together these days, sometimes in pairs or threes and sometimes as a whole. One of the most profound books all of us have read this year is Eckhart Tolle\u2019s A New Earth. One of the concepts he explores are the three modalities of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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To the graduates of 2020: I love celebrations. I love moments in time that mark momentous occasions. Its how we remember the chapters of our lives. Graduation is one of the biggies. Its marks the successful end of one season and the threshold of a new and exciting season to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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#reset and #remap I was on a call with some colleagues last week and we were discussing the changes in life and work in the time of Covid-19. The idea came up that instead of looking at this time as a pause in work and life, it\u2019s actually an opportunity<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Some of the best wisdom I\u2019ve received during \u201cshelter in\u201d comes from the the fabulous film\u2026..Frozen II. Our family has been doing movie nights, and we dove head first into\u00a0 the comical and imaginative\u00a0 genre of animation. For an animated film to make the cut for our current household of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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I am still every age I\u2019ve ever been, and part of every place I\u2019ve ever traveled. I do not want to forget what it\u2019s like to be 7 or 17 or 27 or 37 or 47. I want to remember what is was like to taste ice cream in Switzerland<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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I just finished reading The Book of Longings by @suemonkkidd .In 2 days. And I underlined and\u00a0ed and\u00a0\ufe0fed and took pages of notes in my journal.\u00a0 I\u2019m a re-reader and I love to find my notes from an earlier season, to see what resonated with\u00a0 me and how I\u2019ve grown.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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As the world begins to open up again, I find myself attached to the quiet of Sheltering In. I\u2019m ready to get back out there, but not at the expense of losing this new consciousness that has awakened. I\u2019ve talked to many people who are expressing the same sentiments, yet<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cWe are not here to save the world, we are here to belong to it more fully. \u201c Anne Stine Ever since I returned from my vision quest I\u2019ve tried to remember these words. Not just remember them but actively live them. For me to belong to the world more<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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On my vision quest last summer, our leader Anne Stine taught about the covenant we have with the earth. Anne said \u201c If everyone takes only what the balance and teach that to the children. We can\u2019t restore what is lost, the momentum is too great, but we can be<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Last night after dinner I was in a funk. A walk in the canyon at sunset is always excellent medicine. Chloe gets to chase bunnies and have her evening\u00a0 romp in the magical twilight, and her joy is contagious. I also used my \u201cphoned a friend lifeline\u201d as I was<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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