{"id":2425,"date":"2017-05-07T09:19:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T13:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2017-12-17T11:44:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T16:44:34","slug":"basking-in-the-elemental-energies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/basking-in-the-elemental-energies\/","title":{"rendered":"Basking in the elemental energies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/basking-in-the-elemental-energies\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?fit=900%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,486\" 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=\"relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?fit=795%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2535\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?resize=795%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?resize=795%2C429&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?resize=200%2C108&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?resize=400%2C216&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?resize=768%2C415&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/files\/2017\/05\/relaxing-with-my-chihuahuas.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am sitting at a park with my chihuahuas, Maya and Zorro. There&#8217;s a little lake with a fountain in the middle which provides a soothing sound of the water. There are two butterflies roaming around and I wait to grab a picture when it settles on one of the plants. But they move too fast. It is so opposite of when they are in the cocoon stage. Back in 2007, in my former home, I spent many hours observing these magnificent creatures in a butterfly garden I created from scratch.\u00a0A bird comes to the water edge to grab its food. A dragonfly perches itself on a long thin leaf at the edge of the lake and a little duck glides effortlessly in the water.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/disfrutando-de-las-energias-elementales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art\u00edculo En Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Enjoying a little park time with my doggies and observing a little bird and dragon fly. Waiting to catch a picture of the elusive butterly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/enyjJTS2us\">pic.twitter.com\/enyjJTS2us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blanca Stella Mejia (@micaminar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/micaminar\/status\/861282855841910784\">May 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the distance, I see the butterfly flitter about and when it comes near, I try to get a video knowing a picture is more difficult, but alas it swept by the camera lens in a split second and I missed it. So, instead, I opt to sit and enjoy watching it doing its dance from the distance. The nature elements are a welcome relief from big changes in the past week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There it goes, the flittering butterfly. Hard to get a picture. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EPS8d59V1Y\">pic.twitter.com\/EPS8d59V1Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blanca Stella Mejia (@micaminar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/micaminar\/status\/861287293629464579\">May 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And here is it for a moments rest and off it goes! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/butterfly?src=hash\">#butterfly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mariposa?src=hash\">#mariposa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZytXZxI77o\">pic.twitter.com\/ZytXZxI77o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blanca Stella Mejia (@micaminar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/micaminar\/status\/861288200861626369\">May 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I put everything in storage and moved in temporarily to my parents condo. I needed a temporary place to go since this was a sudden move due to my landlord selling the townhouse I was living in. And at the same time, I have plans to go to Austin since my IBM job relocated me. On top of this, my son went off to his own place. Its his time to spread his wings. He is a recent college graduate and ready to take on the world on his own.<\/p>\n<p>There is so much swirling in my head, but being in nature gives me the serenity to be able to immerse myself in any upcoming change with grace, courage and peace. \u00a0Change brings uncertainty, but by taking a positive perspective combined with surrounding myself with these moments of nature&#8217;s beauty, I can move through all this with less anxiety. The move to Texas for work sounds exciting. Austin is a great city, but familiy is huge for me and my home has always been Miami. So we shall see how it all unfolds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am sitting at a park with my chihuahuas, Maya and Zorro. There&#8217;s a little lake with a fountain in the middle which provides a soothing sound of the water. There are two butterflies roaming around and I wait to grab a picture when it settles on one of the plants. But they move too [&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":"default","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":"default","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":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-life"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1939,"url":"https:\/\/www.micaminar.com\/en\/bellagio-fountains-water-show\/","url_meta":{"origin":2425,"position":0},"title":"Love, Ka, Bellagio Fountains  &#038; Fire Dazzled My Senses In Las Vegas","author":"Blanca Stella","date":"December 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I extended my trip while in Las Vegas last week for a few days to catch some Cirque de Soleil and enjoy some time off. 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