{"id":643,"date":"2011-07-15T13:07:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T17:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dailyjoys\/?p=643"},"modified":"2011-07-15T13:07:05","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T17:07:05","slug":"the-reflective-mirror-of-a-dragonflys-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailyjoys\/2011\/07\/the-reflective-mirror-of-a-dragonflys-wings.html","title":{"rendered":"The Reflective Mirror of a Dragonfly&#8217;s Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am going to imagine what those highly efficient and beautiful wings might reflect to me if I were able to &#8220;read&#8221; their\u00a0iridescent shine.\u00a0 Imagine with me&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>A message for you from the dragonfly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You cannot become perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Because you are perfect. \u00a0Just as you are. \u00a0Your responsibility is to be an explorer, not a tourist in this adventure which is your life and fully observe that perfection visible in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today. \u00a0Right now. \u00a0Fully present in this moment. With integrity, laughter, and joy&#8230;embracing<\/p>\n<p>the questions, and living your way into the answers that are resonant for you. \u00a0Both the questions and the answers\u00a0only have\u00a0to make sense to you. \u00a0When they make sense to you it will not matter\u00a0 if they make sense to anyone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am going to imagine what those highly efficient and beautiful wings might reflect to me if I were able to &#8220;read&#8221; their\u00a0iridescent shine.\u00a0 Imagine with me&#8230;. A message for you from the dragonfly&#8230; You cannot become perfect. 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