tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post3323855173920168060..comments2024-02-22T19:44:22.484-08:00Comments on Chasing Fireflies and Miracles: Catching Fireflies and the Wonders of Mountain LifeSarah Seymourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04428292887086162781noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-40819654541440346312016-03-30T00:21:14.593-07:002016-03-30T00:21:14.593-07:00Wow! Thank you :D Wow! Thank you :D Sarah Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428292887086162781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-48988605673584041642016-03-30T00:20:28.032-07:002016-03-30T00:20:28.032-07:00Thank you :)
I know! I would have never imagined ...Thank you :)<br /><br />I know! I would have never imagined your life as it is now either :) But it is all magical--the beautiful and the not so beautiful. I've come to believe you need to embrace it all to really see the magic in it.Sarah Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428292887086162781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-49724373752408804252016-03-29T17:18:50.218-07:002016-03-29T17:18:50.218-07:00I absolutely love these words, "I savor each...I absolutely love these words, "I savor each of these places and conversations and chance meetings and experiences, and like fireflies, I hold tight to each of them and watch them glow in wonder and then let them go because there are so many more out there waiting on me." Beautiful writing Sarah. I'm going to write this down and refer to it later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171908911616328096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-41506210243592031412016-03-29T09:45:27.446-07:002016-03-29T09:45:27.446-07:00😊 it's amazing how the universe unfolds it...😊 it's amazing how the universe unfolds it's plan. I would never have imagined my life would exist as it does now. And magic is still happening. The animal spirits are whispering again. I am strange mix of emotions but I am exactly where I am meant to be. <br />I love your blog. <br />I did download skype and sign up but that's as far as I got. You will have to walk me through it so we can chat. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275002079675578531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-62303523785668868982016-03-29T09:26:22.836-07:002016-03-29T09:26:22.836-07:00Wow! Thank you for writing this :)
It all happene...Wow! Thank you for writing this :)<br /><br />It all happened because Baylen and Bear were never *not* meant to be :) <br /><br />Sometimes we go through insane times so we can really appreciate where we are meant to be when we end up on the other side of them :)<br /><br />Also, it was great chatting with you the other day! Did you ever get your skype account set up so we can talk next time?<br /><br />And thank you for reading too :)Sarah Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428292887086162781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-70761280474934959272016-03-29T07:28:09.364-07:002016-03-29T07:28:09.364-07:00Bottles are prepped. The dishwasher is roaring. I ...Bottles are prepped. The dishwasher is roaring. I smile as I prepare my response to your post. A half asleep grumpy faced little man pokes his head around the door. Mamas? Forget the phone. Bottles in one hand, I grab some diapers and some fresh clothes in one arm and a toddler in the other. I pull Bay's arm through his sleeve and he rolls over with his bottle just as Bear lifts his head. Next! I am filled with gratitude as I inhale cleansing light. I push the clean white energy through me and my littles with love as I exhale. This Mama bear savors every second; the Cubs will finish their cuddles and be bounding around exuberantly in a matter of minutes. Three weeks. It has been three weeks since I piled what belongings I could in the van. I strapped my sleeping angels in their car seats. I drove. I drove and I didn't stop. And I didn't go back. I won't go back. This is my life now. Our crazy life with a bed pushed against a wall in a hotel room suite. I think about the decade that passed in a blur. A life with their father. A man I loved with reckless abandon. A man I still love as I turn my back on our toxic patterns. A life. A string of people and circumstances that were never not meant to be. I shake my head with a smile knowing that just a few years ago, my future was very nearly more like your present. What made me pause with my hand on the door, a life with spirit animals and native shamans whispering in my ear? My fireflies. My fireflies were calling. My fireflies names are Baylen and Bear. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275002079675578531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-91863791592454093812016-03-29T07:12:39.819-07:002016-03-29T07:12:39.819-07:00Ahhhhh! No, it never happened! Rishikesh was such ...Ahhhhh! No, it never happened! Rishikesh was such a busy time and place for me. And, I was half sick the whole time I was there. It just wasn't my time...when the time is right, I'm sure I'll get to experience him and his teachings :)<br /><br />Also, thank you for reading! Sarah Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428292887086162781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-63691983723091224072016-03-29T07:09:02.106-07:002016-03-29T07:09:02.106-07:00Haha! Thank you :D Haha! Thank you :D Sarah Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428292887086162781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-160360376764709142016-03-29T07:07:34.256-07:002016-03-29T07:07:34.256-07:00You're welcome! Thank you for reading :D
I k...You're welcome! Thank you for reading :D <br /><br />I know! This is truly a magical experience--not only being in India, but traveling and meeting people--that you can't really begin to describe...though I'm trying to, haha!Sarah Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428292887086162781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-77681331660771778652016-03-29T06:55:31.230-07:002016-03-29T06:55:31.230-07:00Wow, thank you! I'm still figuring out the det...Wow, thank you! I'm still figuring out the details of this blog, but until then, I can add you to my email list. I send out an email each time I update to notify folks. <br /><br />You can email me at chasingfirefliesandmiracles at gmail dot com. Or send me your email via FB message, and I'll add you :) <br /><br />One of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite books says (paraphrasing): that we have no way of knowing if anything would have turned out any different if the variables had been changed because there is no control group :) <br /><br />And thank you for reading!Sarah Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428292887086162781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-71753904714824739572016-03-29T03:01:16.681-07:002016-03-29T03:01:16.681-07:00Nice to see u r making amazing experiences :) Btw ...Nice to see u r making amazing experiences :) Btw did you meet Mooji :D SITHARTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234816747355649974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-51241490055378182582016-03-28T19:41:03.429-07:002016-03-28T19:41:03.429-07:00I love how you found the guest house path haha.
T...I love how you found the guest house path haha. <br />The way you describe the monks sharing such intimate stories...damn,dude. Trandlation services, therapy, and humble pie rolled into one.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979616467572992220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-46953214436010126022016-03-28T11:49:44.177-07:002016-03-28T11:49:44.177-07:00Oh! Thank you so much for writing!! No one at home...Oh! Thank you so much for writing!! No one at home understands the experience and I can't even really begin to describe it- it's all over the place. It is so beautiful to read your experience and understand it and relate. I met an Italian woman on the way home and she introduced me to so many new spiritual perspectives in the few hours we had together. One thing just keeps leading to another in India! The English conversation volunteering sounds so amazing. Blessings, SukhpranAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246417249774518761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173484995049995794.post-72391508391461922812016-03-28T11:32:20.266-07:002016-03-28T11:32:20.266-07:00Amazing post! I'm tying to find the button so ...Amazing post! I'm tying to find the button so I can follow your blog but I can't see one?<br />I'd love to know how you arranged this as it looks like an incredible experience and so mind-opening! Great writing. I suppose if events in our lives were never not meant to be, then they'd always happen nevermind the choices we make. I think that our choices are more important, for example if I hadn't quit university when I did, I wouldn't have spent the last 3 years working and traveling abroad - I might have done them later on in life, but they'd never be the same experiences, I wouldn't have met the same people, I wouldn't have learnt what I've learnt, perhaps id have come away with something different. But each time I open up something new, like take a job somewhere I've never been, go to an expat party, take a spontaneous trip, more and more things open up which I hadn't even conceived of before! Like being a yoga teacher never meant anything to me until I lived in Italy too long and started suffering with anxiety and turning to yoga for respite. Now I'm open to it! What if I'd have gone to Spain instead of Italy? Or what if I'd have just stayed vegetating in my hometown? I wouldn't be here where I am right now. Its a great thing to think about. Sarahhttp://www.expatoftheworld.comnoreply@blogger.com