{"id":2409,"date":"2016-07-31T21:38:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T01:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2016-08-07T13:22:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-07T17:22:47","slug":"the-suns-rays-like-a-butterflys-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/the-suns-rays-like-a-butterflys-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sun&#8217;s Rays are like a Butterfly&#8217;s Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise-2wm.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2422\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/the-suns-rays-like-a-butterflys-wings\/sunrise-2wm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise-2wm.jpg?fit=700%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,393\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sunrise-2wm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise-2wm.jpg?fit=700%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise-2wm.jpg?resize=700%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sunrise-2wm\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise-2wm.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise-2wm.jpg?resize=200%2C112&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise-2wm.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Sunrise as it wakes up to another glorious day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHGAe0rAA2i\/\" target=\"_blank\">Celebrating my birthday weekend. It&#8217;s Tomor row but why not celebrate for 2 days \u263a<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Blanca Stella Mejia (@micaminar) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-25T22:15:39+00:00\">Jun 25, 2016 at 3:15pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I went to watch the sunrise and sunset on my birthday last month. Watching sunrises are like moments of celebration. You bask in the beauty of greeting the day. The sun does this every day consistently just like we do upon waking up and opening our eyes. It doesn&#8217;t do this out of habit just to do something insignificant. The sun does it by peaking out of the horizon and provides an important element necessary for our lives- sunlight.\u00a0We also have our own inner sunlight- our spirits or souls, which impulse us to create and do things that move us for different purposes like work, hobbies or simply for inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/los-rayos-del-sol-son-como-las-alas-de-una-mariposa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Art\u00edculo en Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good morning sunshine. It&#8217;s another beautiful day today! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LHPmE6efcd\">pic.twitter.com\/LHPmE6efcd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blanca Stella Mejia (@micaminar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/micaminar\/status\/747018248449777665\">June 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I started going to the beach often to watch sunrises when I was in an economic down period of my life and in the midst of restructuring a new career. That difficult time stirred me to write more. There&#8217;s something about the sound of the ocean, while the grainy sand wraps around your feet, the sun&#8217;s rays glistens on your skin while a gentle breeze cools it that brings out the muses. And then when you jump into the salty water and immerse yourself underneath, the silence transports you to another world. The combination of elements touching all your senses makes you feel more alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise1_wm.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2421\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/the-suns-rays-like-a-butterflys-wings\/sunrise1_wm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise1_wm.jpg?fit=700%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,393\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sunrise1_wm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise1_wm.jpg?fit=700%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2421\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise1_wm.jpg?resize=700%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sunrise1_wm\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise1_wm.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise1_wm.jpg?resize=200%2C112&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunrise1_wm.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Sun&#8217;s rays start spreading out.<\/p>\n<p>And isn&#8217;t it when we are more in touch with our senses that we can give ourselves some insight of our own inner sunshine waiting to come out with a burst of inspiration to do something new? For me, it was blogging which led to so many other things. But then my life got so busy with &#8220;doing&#8221; a myriad of activities that I was starting to drown in so many lists. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, it has been an exciting journey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-1wm.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2420\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/the-suns-rays-like-a-butterflys-wings\/sunset-1wm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-1wm.jpg?fit=700%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,393\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sunset-1wm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-1wm.jpg?fit=700%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-1wm.jpg?resize=700%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sunset-1wm\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-1wm.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-1wm.jpg?resize=200%2C112&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-1wm.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sunset over Biscayne Bay in Miami<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0For the past seven years I have been experiencing a wonderful phase of expansion focusing on my career. Certain personal creative projects took to the wayside like this blog because I needed to focus all my energy to put bread to the table as the main breadwinner of my household. And I prevailed. \u00a0I am truly grateful for my current work at IBM. You can read about it in a post I did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/blessed-with-love-in-new-milestones\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-2wwm.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2419\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/the-suns-rays-like-a-butterflys-wings\/sunset-2wwm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-2wwm.jpg?fit=700%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,393\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sunset in Miami\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-2wwm.jpg?fit=700%2C393&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2419\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-2wwm.jpg?resize=700%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sunset in Miami\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-2wwm.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-2wwm.jpg?resize=200%2C112&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2016\/07\/sunset-2wwm.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I love how the Sunset surprises with different colors all the time<\/p>\n<p>It has been one amazing year absorbing all the new knowledge at IBM. I still continued to go to a lot of events. But it got to a point that it was too much. Too many activities no longer gave me time or the cocooning state of the butterfly, the state where it is more quiet. So in the last couple of months, I set out to find more of that and let go of going to certain events.\u00a0Finally achieving a structure after creative seven year chaos, in a good way, I am now in another semi-cocooning mode which I am hoping gives me the writing mojo again. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As I watched the sunrise, I thought to myself, &#8221; Now wouldn&#8217;t it be magical if a butterfly flittered across the view?&#8221; Oh wait.. the magic did happen that moment. The \u00a0Sun spread its rays across the planet just like a butterfly spread its wings. It rose up in its majesty and moved across the horizon and then overhead, only to cocoon into the sunset 12 -14 hours later. \u00a0And what makes the sun even more amazing is that while it is sleeping in my time zone, somewhere across another continent, its rays are lighting up many others across the globe. Now that&#8217;s true magic ;)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Sunrise as it wakes up to another glorious day &nbsp; \u00a0 Celebrating my birthday weekend. It&#8217;s Tomor row but why not celebrate for 2 days \u263a A photo posted by Blanca [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}