Introduction – Hello to A Butterfly’s Soul!
April 23, 2009
deniseespie
Tags: Black women, butterflies, eating right, Emotional Health, Financial Health, fitness, healthy living, Mental Health, Spiritual Health
Guess what? I’ve decided to start a blog.
About what? Physical, mental, emotional, financial and spiritual health.
Why? For many reasons:
1. I’m on a healthy living journey, and this blog will help me stay focused and allow me to share with others who may or may not be on the same journey. Although, I hope everyone is on this journey because good health is essential and it’s a human right. Fight for health reform – okay that’s another blog.
2. Somewhere along the way, I lost my love for writing. I know where and how I lost it – but again, that’s another blog. I hope this blog will help me regain it.
3. I have something to say, and this blog will provide me with a way to strengthen and adjust the volume of my voice. Are you ready to testify because you will be a witness to my growth!
How often will you publish a blog? Let’s begin…weekly and then slowly move into daily. However, it may be more frequently than weekly depending on my need to have my voice heard, my spirit lifted, my thirst to share and my journey supported.
What will you publish? I want to keep you abreast of my journey, so I’ll post my feelings and thoughts about healthy living, my weekly menu, my favorite recipes and so on.
I want you to live healthy, so I’ll post useful information. For example, May is mental health month so I’m working on an article about African Americans and depression and stress, so I’ll post it.
I want to share, so I’ll post details about my life-long struggle with obesity. But, I hope that I won’t be the only one sharing. I want to also post your thoughts, comments, stories and suggestions. I even hope to have a guess blogger or two.
What’s up with the name, “A Butterfly’s Soul?” Welll…
There is something beautiful about a butterfly.
It has an unusual life cycle, and if you think about it – we all do. It transforms from a caterpillar state – an inactive pupal stage – into a colorful, bold beauty that attracts attention regularly despite the state from which is emerges. It’s diverse patterns formed by its brightly colored wings and its erratic yet graceful flight is envied by most.
They are playful creatures, flaunting their beauty with assurance, confidence and esteem. I realized this one day when walking my dog around a lake in Baltimore City where, on any given day, you stride pass dozens of people who “Believe” (okay, if you aren’t from Baltimore, “Believe” is a former city slogan…one of my favorites) and striving to stay or get healthy.
A yellow butterfly with purple and green spots flatters around Pippen’s (that’s my dog. Yes, named after basketball great Scottie Pippen…LOL!) head. Curious he stops and looks as to say, “why can you fly and I can’t.” After circling around his head a few times, it lands on his nose, saying “look at me.” And, before Pippen can lift his paw and swat it away, it flies off again and begins to make its journey across the rippling waves of the lake. Beauty, confidence, esteem and grace – that’s the life of a butterfly. And, that’s why this blog is titled, “A Butterfly’s Soul.”
Stay tuned and you will discover why I believe that I have a butterfly’s soul.
My journey (which started in 2005 – don’t worry, I’ll take you back) is, and will continue to be, one of beauty, confidence, esteem and grace. I admit this blog is probably more for me than it will be for you. It will keep me focused – steady on this rocky, curvy road filled with detours, speed bumps, potholes, rage and traffic jams. But, eventually I will arrive at my health and fitness goals, and you will be there with me.
Some of you will read this blog just to cheer me on, some will take the journey with me and some will just read to see what and how I’m doing. Whatever the reason you check in with me, I want to say, “thank you” because it’s rarely fun to ride alone.
I say, “this blog will be more for me,” not to be arrogant because I need you – your strength, support and steadfast faith. Don’t worry there will be something for you. Along the way, I’ll share recipes, stories about my journey and those of others, health headlines, resources, photos, thoughts and affirmations. And, I would love to hear from you, so e-mail me at abutterflyssoul@hotmail.com.
I’ll end with this comment (and, yes I’m borrowing it from President Obama…LOL!), “Yes, we can.” We can do this together – improve our physical, mental, emotional, financial and spiritual health.
I dedicate this blog to all the children of the world who are struggling with overweight and obesity.
If no one else understands, I do!
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Stephanie |
April 23, 2009 at 11:56 am
I can’t wait to read more of your blogs. It sounds like it will be interesting. I am also a person struggling with my weight and have had weight issues since I was a teen. Thanks for sharing.
Oh BTW, I love the name A Butterfly’s Soul. I’ll stay tuned as you say.
Good day!
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Will |
April 23, 2009 at 5:16 am
Good luck with everything. I added you to my blogroll on my site, and I’ll add you to my “daily reading” bookmarks so I don’t miss anything:)