I think the butterfly can be a beautiful analogy for the transformations we go through in life.  Sometimes, as we go through the darkest of days, we are growing and developing into a better self.  Though at first it seems as though nothing is happening and perhaps we wonder if we are strong enough to go on, slowly but surely, a change is occurring in us.  Despite our trials in life, and in fact sometimes because of them, we can be transformed into something even better and more beautiful than before.  We can be strong and resilient. We can learn and grow.  We can become something more than we were before.  And then, just like the butterfly, we can emerge from the darkness into the sun. Reflect on where you are right now in your life.  Where are you in your transformation journey?

The Butterfly
By Krista Longeway

The changes in my life, as time goes by
Mirrored in the life of a butterfly
Her transformation slowly beginning
In the darkness of her cocoon spinning
It’s a time of fear and trepidation
While there is something new in creation
Waiting for just the right time to arrive
To show all the world that she has survived
Her gifts hidden until the right moment
Then, when it seems her energy is spent
She slowly she emerges into the light
And on fresh new wings she dares to take flight
Growing stronger every passing hour
The butterfly dances from flower to flower