butterfly dreams..

{thompson designs}

do you ever have dreams that you can fly?

i used to.

when i was a child i had them all the time.

i could flap my arms really really hard and lift my body up

and i would soar through the sky...

usually just out of the grasp of some scary monster.

i haven't had those dreams in years.

until last night.

the flying dream came back.

this one was different though,

{tuscany studios}

last night i was in a field of wildflowers

and there was a little butterfly there (not a scary monster)

who playfully fluttered around

trying to get me to follow it.

i knew if i tried hard enough

that i could fly with it.

(you know how you just know these things in dreams)

{violet bella}

so i tried and tried

i flapped my arms (just like i used to when i was a kid)

i ran and jumped

and nothing.

my body felt heavy and i felt sad.

my body wasn't responding the way it used to.

more butterflies flew past

almost in slow motion

and i noticed how gracefully and effortlessly

they were flitting about.

suddenly i knew

that i was trying too hard.

i didn't need to flap and run and jump.

if i would just relax

breathe

just let myself become light

let myself lift up

the rest would take care of itself

{irene suchocki}

and so i did.

i breathed really deeply

calmly

i stopped thinking and panicking

and i let myself go.

i started rising up up into the air

floating above the fields

where hundreds of butterflies

were fluttering and diving

all around me.

i could feel soft wind from their delicate wings.

it filled me with utter and complete joy.

{au fil de..}

when i woke up

i was smiling..completely relaxed

as if i had been on a long journey

..a vacation.

my fists weren't clenched (as they often are these days)

and i realized that i really needed this.

it was like a gift from something deep deep inside myself..

(maybe an early birthday gift?..i'm having a big one in a few weeks..ahhh!)

{alicia bock}

whatever it was, it was beautiful

and i'm going to try to keep that feeling with me.

dreams are so fascinating,

especially when they can affect you so profoundly.

do you have any that you remember so clearly?

thanks for letting me indulge myself with that one!

wishing you a very happy and peaceful beginning of the new week..

and sweet sweet dreams.

xo

*all of the beautiful photos i gathered from fellow etsy friends..please pay them a visit when you have time.