More from our Sue, “just a morsel of “food-for-thought” from my very heart and soul to yours”:

When I was very young (I was three.. and becoming very adventurous!) I remember very vividly learning a “life lesson”. It was a warm and sunny fall day- and I was walking in a field that had clover in it. To my utter joy and amazement, I saw a beautiful creature that could fly!! Please keep in mind, I was NOT experienced in the laws of nature.. and at that time, I simply thought that everything that was within my reach would be pleasant and kind. I wanted to.. take it home to be my very own “pet” (yep.. even then I was a lover of animals)- so I grabbed it in my right hand. Imagine my GREAT shock.. and puzzlement when.. it BIT me! Well, it actually stung me- and I STILL have that tiny red mark on my inside right index finger. Yes, bees do NOT want to be captured, nor do they appreciate the kind intentions of a silly toddler. I could NOT figure out why this creature had been so very “mean” to me, and I remember asking my Grandmother (she could answer almost ALL my questions with respect and honesty!) this. She told me that it was simply trying to protect itself- and that most kinds of bees will die after they have used their stinger. I remember crying for weeks about “killing the bee”- as I did not know this would happen, nor did I even know what a bee was!! I simply thought it was a singing butterfly!

Now, whenever I read that statement, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, I relate it to my own life experience.. and kind of smile within myself. You see, sometimes beauty is meant to be admired and appreciated from a distance! For, sometimes.. if beauty is in the hand of the “bee- holder” it can sadly become death. If one does not know all the information and true facts about something- one can end up inadvertently creating chaos and destruction.

What exactly IS truth?? Well, I would venture to say it is something that remains empirically the same- no matter the continent, no matter what language is used, no matter what culture is viewing it. Like, for example, the facts about rocks. No matter what language one uses, no matter where upon this planet you find one, no matter who finds it.. a rock is a rock, is.. a rock! How one happens to “feel” about rocks is a totally different matter. I happen to feel that rocks are quite magical, special.. and I simply LOVE rocks! Someone else may.. not have any “feelings” at ALL about rocks- one way or the other. Is that person “wrong”? Absolutely not! Each person has the right, or power, to “feel” any way they choose to about any aspect of life. Trying to force someone to believe, or “feel” exactly the same way that YOU choose to about a specific topic or object.. IS inherently wrong. It is simply being disrespectful of that person’s “inner soul- as-they-exist-at-that-moment-in-time”.

Each person CAN change whatever they want to about themselves, at any given moment in their life! This can be true of their outward appearance, or their inner- most thoughts and feelings (these two subjects happen to be very separate for me.. you may choose to think or believe differently.. and that is great!). I do “think” that humans are incredibly fortunate in having this degree of awareness and control about themselves. We can constantly improve, or change something about ourselves that we “think” or “feel” is distressful or unpleasing. One might want to search within themselves to be sure that they are NOT changing simply to “please someone else”.. for this means whatever “change” you make will simply not be your own. To truly CHANGE something, you should take responsibility for it.. and find that happiness and joy within your soul that will let you know that what you are doing is the “right” thing for you.

So, dear mysterious reader, and friends, I do hope that whatever you are doing this day (or evening) is pleasing to your very “sense of being”- and.. does NOT sting or bite you! Happy Sparkle Thoughts.