{"id":480,"date":"2011-05-02T01:16:49","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T05:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=480"},"modified":"2011-05-07T01:06:32","modified_gmt":"2011-05-07T05:06:32","slug":"a-new-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2011\/05\/a-new-beginning.html","title":{"rendered":"A New Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2011\/05\/tiger-swallowtail-butterfly-on-a-purple-coneflower-pictures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-481\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2011\/05\/tiger-swallowtail-butterfly-on-a-purple-coneflower-pictures-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A caterpillar becomes a cocoon.<br \/>\nThen a cocoon becomes a beautiful butterfly.<\/p>\n<p>Life&#8217;s miraculous process of transformation continues.<br \/>\nDeath becomes new life.<\/p>\n<p>All of us experience similar moments in our lives.<br \/>\nSomething has ended, maybe a relationship, a dream, a business or a pattern.<br \/>\nThen the opportunity for something new and different emerges.<br \/>\nFollow your inner voice, your intuition and go forward.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what your circumstances are, you can start fresh now.<br \/>\nThis can be a new beginning for you to have health, joy, love, success and prosperity now.<\/p>\n<p>Look in your heart and discover what is sincerely calling to you.<br \/>\nFollow your truth and do what is best for your highest expression of your divine potential.<\/p>\n<p>The world is an illusion, filled with many physical and material objects and possessions.<br \/>\nFocus on what truly makes you joyous and fulfilled.\u00a0<br \/>\nIt is in giving, loving, serving, creating, sharing and encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>The butterfly is such an exquisite and delightful creation of God and nature.<br \/>\nIt is so beautiful, yet delicate and floats and flutters and flows with the currents of life.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you are not that different from a butterfly.<br \/>\nAre you willing to break out of your cocoon and be beautiful and magnificent?<br \/>\nThat is what you truly are.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful and prosperous week!<\/p>\n<p>smiles,<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude42 Lee<br \/>\n<em>The Mega Coach<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A caterpillar becomes a cocoon. 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