tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post2317918116142083326..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: A Caterpillar Is Just a Butterfly in DisguiseLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-44163286916535192942010-12-14T16:53:21.352-05:002010-12-14T16:53:21.352-05:00Thank you, Cheryl and Bex!Thank you, Cheryl and Bex!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-18110026821171627762010-12-12T22:24:18.423-05:002010-12-12T22:24:18.423-05:00What a terrific post! Especially with all of this ...What a terrific post! Especially with all of this talk of New Year's Resolutions!Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813676969096171175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-67213746917784988472010-12-11T09:15:47.482-05:002010-12-11T09:15:47.482-05:00Love this! I feel like my wings are still wet but ...Love this! I feel like my wings are still wet but they are trying really hard to open.Cheryl Klarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633250643087095689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20859723895027500262010-12-10T19:59:02.220-05:002010-12-10T19:59:02.220-05:00'shouting from NY'
Hey Wenda! Wahoo! It&...'shouting from NY'<br /><br />Hey Wenda! Wahoo! It's great to see you. We missed you.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-7705277883697530282010-12-10T17:32:26.193-05:002010-12-10T17:32:26.193-05:00That sounds like a goal for all of us to embrace.
...That sounds like a goal for all of us to embrace.<br /><br />WendaWenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-8899160957022259432010-12-10T16:02:23.057-05:002010-12-10T16:02:23.057-05:00Hi Wenda! We've missed ya!
While I was searchi...Hi Wenda! We've missed ya!<br />While I was searching for pictures I saw some of those tent caterpillar infestations. Ew. Not okay.<br /><br />We do always seem to be stretching toward the next phase, don't we? Instead of just living in the moment. I think that might be my 2011 goal, to be fully engaged in the moment, no matter what I'm doing.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22956946205475836062010-12-10T15:59:42.076-05:002010-12-10T15:59:42.076-05:00Susie, one of the most difficult things we can do ...Susie, one of the most difficult things we can do is to trust God when we aren't doing ANYTHING. Seems to be a popular theme today!<br /><br />Of course, I get all attached to my cocoon and comfy there, and then when it's time to come out, I don't want to!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26596427837390819712010-12-10T15:00:45.258-05:002010-12-10T15:00:45.258-05:00Hey Inkies,
I think I'm back. For a time anyw...Hey Inkies,<br /><br />I think I'm back. For a time anyway. Not so much that I broke out of my cocoon, but life just slowed down enough to breathe.<br /><br />Lovely post Niki and great images!<br /><br />I'm not so much a catepillar person. Not that I can't cope around bugs, hey, I lived in Africa, but thre was the summer I managed an outdoor pool we had a tent catepillar infestationWenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-49876842488119630432010-12-10T13:23:11.997-05:002010-12-10T13:23:11.997-05:00Yep, Niki, that wold be me . LOL!Yep, Niki, that wold be me . LOL!Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-41768739039748302382010-12-10T13:13:14.484-05:002010-12-10T13:13:14.484-05:00Just have to say that I love caterpillars, and as ...Just have to say that I love caterpillars, and as a kid I used to collect them in jars. I still like them, except when they're attacking my peach tree.<br /><br />This post blessed me, Niki. I've been feeling sort of stuck lately, but what's probably going on is a season of preparation and rest, but all I feel is frustration and waiting. If I view this period as a "cocoon" Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2156384068554164762010-12-10T11:24:58.697-05:002010-12-10T11:24:58.697-05:00Suzie, I feel for you! Dread can be crippling, and...Suzie, I feel for you! Dread can be crippling, and steals the joy out of the changes that come with life. <br />(I just had this mental picture of a caterpillar being dragged, kicking and screaming all its feet, into a cocoon.) : )Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-55259376089992502062010-12-10T11:04:57.488-05:002010-12-10T11:04:57.488-05:00Niki, I just love this. Change is my nemesis. I ca...Niki, I just love this. Change is my nemesis. I can usually adapt fairly well, but I cry and sulk before I get there. Then it usually turns out that there's some growth for me somewhere in the process. I just wish I could realize the growth at the beginning and quit wasting all of the time agonizing.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-91587001901236195232010-12-10T10:59:39.141-05:002010-12-10T10:59:39.141-05:00Dina,
Yes, yes, yes! I know exactly what you mean....Dina,<br />Yes, yes, yes! I know exactly what you mean. "Be still, and know that I am God," is one of the MOST difficult instructions to follow, IMHO. <br />And you are correct, it's not just words we need to revise and rethink, it's everything playing on our internal video screens!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-52601385088395473112010-12-10T10:56:21.696-05:002010-12-10T10:56:21.696-05:00Deb,
I had NO idea that's what you do all day....Deb,<br />I had NO idea that's what you do all day. What fun! I love bugs... especially ants, which undergo a similar metamorphosis without quite such a dramatic result at the end!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31477604349315497392010-12-10T10:52:36.630-05:002010-12-10T10:52:36.630-05:00Lisa,
I resemble that comment. Here's to the e...Lisa,<br />I resemble that comment. Here's to the end of scurrying and the start of soaring!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-10695288425500612132010-12-10T09:30:32.120-05:002010-12-10T09:30:32.120-05:00This really blessed me, Niki. I have been in a wei...This really blessed me, Niki. I have been in a weird place lately where I feel like God doesn't want me to "do" anything. And it's making me nuts. I feel like he's telling me to just let him hold me and carry me for a season. <br /><br />But reading this makes realize that I'm in the cocoon stage, and God is trying to keep me from breaking out too soon before I'm Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-4311794072662812452010-12-10T08:09:26.314-05:002010-12-10T08:09:26.314-05:00You've given me a lot to think about today, Ni...You've given me a lot to think about today, Niki. Can you believe I spend most of my work day raising larvae? Maybe I'm supposed to be pondering my own metamorphosis while I do this.<br /><br />Actually, I think I've gone through metamorphosis and I've emerged a lot more sure of who I am and who God is. Now I just try to fly straight and keep my antennae alert to things that will Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-47202639019700477202010-12-10T07:22:01.824-05:002010-12-10T07:22:01.824-05:00I'd love to leave behind doubt. My faith walk ...I'd love to leave behind doubt. My faith walk at the moment feels more like a scurry, as I try to dodge trouble all by myself. I'm working on it!!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.com