Why The Dragonfly?

The Story of the Dragonfly

In the silence between heartbeats, a shimmer moved through the sky.

The dragonfly didn’t arrive with fanfare or flashing signs. It came quietly—on a whisper of wind, through the grief I could barely name. I saw it first in a dream: six wings, gold-rimmed and glowing, flying through the stars between two moons. It didn’t speak, but somehow… it understood.

Three days later, it appeared in the real world.

That moment marked a shift. Not just in the air around me, but deep within. After losing my daughter, I had been stuck—between life and memory, between holding on and letting go. But this dragonfly felt like a message. Not from the sky, but from something older, deeper. A reminder that transformation isn’t loud. It’s sacred. It happens in the quiet, in the shadows, in the unbearable.

I started writing a book and it has evolved into the dragonfly being called Friend in my fantasy trilogy book series called Veridien. 

In many cultures, the dragonfly symbolizes change, self-realization, and the soul’s endurance. To me, it is now a companion. A bridge between the visible and invisible. A keeper of stories we carry and the ones we’re still learning how to tell.

This dragonfly—with wings like stained glass and the strength to fly through galaxies—represents everything this network stands for:

Resilience. Beauty. Healing. Hope.

We are all winged things, broken open by life but not undone.

We are still here. Still flying.

Welcome to My Talking Eye. Welcome to MTE TV.

This is where stories take flight.

— Dinky Diana Smith

Founder, MyTalkingEye.com