John J. Prendergast 413 words, 8K views, 11 comments
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On Jan 27, 2026Stream wrote :
Aloha and mahalo John for monarch butterfly metaphor- I have been spending time with Monarch caterpillars and mature flyers here on Kauai lately where the plant is called Crown flower. I pick the white or light purple flowers to use in leis. The particular trees I have been visiting are near where a dear friend who was quite a nature lover recently left her body and she has been very present in the delightful flittering and aromas. I have been experiencing my gooiness a lot in past year which some times feels like a horrible messy glob of anger always covering grief that regularly turns into miracles of loving blessings and unimagined beauty. I used to live in Santa Cruz California where the monarchs came to a tree and hung looking life less for months in colder weather until warmth reignited them into a healing cloud of gorgeous energy. Before those individuals participated in end of life seeding of a new generation of hungry crawlers devouring leaves and sap to energize their gooey phase in their spectacular retreat temples they went thru 3 generations flying from Canada transmitting thru generations the exact location of the tree. Life is amazing and I am reborn today and know that this is much more than a metaphor. It is a message of blessing. War and violence are old stories. Change is happening in our goo.
On Jan 27, 2026 Stream wrote :