NO TIME TO BE CLEVER....but here are the posts leading up to this thread:

On my Smiles and Trials Recovery Thread, I asked Limbo:



She replied:


If you've followed (or check out) her thread "D Day 4 Today" you'll see her struggle but I've left her timeline as a reminder.

SOOOOOOO......I have some thoughts, but decided to post this for her on GQII to see what others think.

[color:"green"] Should In_Limbo_Land change her name now that she does not want to be 'in limbo' any longer?

If so, what are ideas for a new name for her? [/color]

Here are some ideas if you want to stay with some semblence of association with "In Limbo Land":

[color:"brown"]Solid Landing [/color]

[color:"blue"]Landing Strong [/color]

[color:"red"]Land of _____ [/color]

[color:"green"] Inland _____ [/color]

[color:"purple"]OutLANDish [/color] but that abbrev. would be 'OLD'....naaahhhh

So there are a few similar ideas.

Whatdayathink?

Acey

I originally wanted to be "LaLaLand" because of the whole alien abduction issue.

Now, I dunno.

I'm still too much on the precipice to be able to tell how this is going to come out. But agree that 2 years in Lmbo might just become a self fulfilling prophecy.

No particular attachment to the "land" terminology.

SolidGround?

Community input would be great here.

The name doesn't have t/b A related. Be creative! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

L.

Well, you'll be coming out of your cocoon soon....how about butter><fly or metamorphia*

<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Cocoon is no joke-- I am wrapped in mummy-like bandages even as we speak.....

HopingForHeaven seems a more optimistic interpretation of Limbo... (Although I seem to remember that you can't get to heaven from Limbo, is that right?)

[Edited for spelling]

BUTTER><FLY

FLIGHT~>

de~MUMMIFIED <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> just kiddin' <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

***

Cool wings idea, Starfish.

keep brainstorming....I like the 'flying off to new horizons' idea.

How about NH for [color:"purple"] New Horizons[/color]?

Acey

I know chere....that's what made me think of the butterfly....your description of being wrapped like a mummy and coming out with no more granny arms....hehehehe. You're going to be beautimus!

TA....I love the hoping_for_heaven too!

Out_on_a_limbo *just kiddin*

TA....limbo was the place unbaptized babies went for eternity (not by doctrine, just common teaching) ....but the Catholic church no longer embraces it. At one time, being born with original sin presented a problem for the unbaptized....but there is no mention of limbo in the modern church.

Butterfly...

Perhaps Danaus plexxipus..The Monarch Butterfly.

For short we could call you Plexxi...


Or Lepidoptera.


Or Pieridae...Perry for short...


OK. I'll leave now...

Mark

hmmm. I like the metamorphosis theme, and I like Mark's scientific naming.

But I am more of a honeybee than a butterfly.

Chrysalis?

oooh....that's pretty!

Apis mellifera? (Western Honey Bee)

Apis florea? (Dwarf Honey Bee)

Apis cerana? (Eastern Honey Bee)

Mark

PS I do like Chrysalis...

So far, we have

Chrysalis

Apis mellifera (got to be geographically correct, y'know.)

I could be "Apey" to Acey's "Acey."

But I like the hope and promise implied in "chrysalis".

More community input welcome.

Make it simple and short. Remember you have to type it in when needed.

L.

You could be a Chrysalis (underdeveloped state) Plus (fresh and new beginning) and use CP for a nickname.

Chrysalis Plus could have unlimited connotations actually....but it would exude a positive focus and energy.

I like Chrysalis but agree with Orchid that it's a bit cumbersome to type.....heck, she uses "L" so she doesn't have to type Orchid!

(Abbreviating it to "Chrys" might work, tho)

Adding another word to signify future potential would give you another letter for initials.

Ace

P.S. Hey L., my orchid is still [color:"purple"] blooming....all four blossoms[/color]....for nearly a month!

P.S.S. How about CB for Chrysalis Blossom?

So what's the verdict?

Ace

Still thinking. Notes from Wikipedia....

Chrysalis-- Within the chrysalis, growth and differentiation occur. The adult butterfly emerges from this and expands its wings

or

Cocoon...Cocoons may be tough or soft, opaque or translucent, solid or meshlike, of various colors, or composed of multiple layers...Insects that pupate in a cocoon must escape from it.

This thread and the gentle 2 x 4s on my D Day 4 today (about recovery not happening when I spend my time ranting at the WH when the H is the one in the room with me) are helping me, in a strange way.

I do need to change my name. And it needs to symbolize a heart change. Not in Limbo, never able to escape from a prison I did not create. But in the midst of my own metamorphosis into someone truly beautiful. And needing a protective home while I am making those changes. (Imago therapy fans-- did you know the adult butterfly is called an IMAGO?)

So maybe this whole discussion is more inspired than I thought!

So Chrysalis it is. For now. When the butterfly is ready to emerge, a new name will be required again. Hopefully there will be more divine inspiration when needed.

I'm not sure how changed names show up, but I'll get to work on it.

chrys,

(gotta have a nick) *congratulations* It's time to spread your wings and fly. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />