Feb 19 • General discussion
Practicality and poetry
As spring approaches its important to remember: you cannot have Butterflies if you don't tolerate caterpillars.
This quote was from a gardener reminding people that the butterflies they so desperately want will not be in their garden if they kill off the caterpillar "pests" eating some of their leaves.
A poet commented that the very practical warning should also be digested as poetry in our lives, and I must agree.
We all want to flourish, and we picture the end result. But morphing in to a butterfly requires us to scrounge around as caterpillars: to find what feeds us, and to allow ourselves the space and grace to dissolve and reform.
Transformation comes at a cost, at the end of a process, so be patient while you let yourself grow
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