Butterflies are simply gorgeous. For me, they symbolize hope, strength, and love. Like all things in nature, the butterfly has many lessons to share with us.
Imagine the grand metamorphosis of the butterfly. Relate the stages of this experience to the various aspects of our lives: first the tiny egg of potential, then the tireless caterpillar working toward that potential, then the chrysalis allowing that potential to take shape, and finally the butterfly who realizes that potential and takes flight.
The butterfly teaches us that it is not possible to go from egg to butterfly without the stages in between. And in our lives we cannot go from birth to death without the journey. So like the caterpillar, we must do the work. George Carlin once joked, “The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity.” We often admire the beauty of the butterfly and rarely think about what it went through to get where it is! So it is for all of us that we must have a grand ideal for our lives and walk the path, putting one foot in front of the other.
I promise that as you spend time with it every day, you will come to know exactly what you came to this life to do. Like the butterfly, you will experience the magnificence of being who you are!
