No different than the butterfly and yet…..

I’ve been really marveling at the process that butterflies go through to become a thing of such beauty.

There are four stages that they go through very much that same as any human beings.  Egg-larva-pupa-Butterfly.  We of course refer to it in different words however the process I believe is quite similar.  In many ways we arrive in the same fashion and go through our own metamorphosis.  The difference between butterflies and humans is significant in the way that they have no intellect and simply allow life to unfold.  Trusting is all it takes to become a butterfly.

I played around and ‘Googled’ the stages of a butterfly and smiled as I read the last section and how it relates to us being human and the environment that we live in.

What we tend to overlook, when we are first attracted to butterfly observation, is that the butterfly is the result of a much longer journey……a journey that is quite different from that of many creatures on this planet. The flight stage is the final statement……the last hurrah so to speak.

No doubt that during your early adventures you will become increasingly aware of these other facets of a butterfly’s life span but for many these stages remain a mystery. Actually what occurs prior to the flight stage of development is by far more intriguing and captivating. As you gather information on the stages of butterfly development, scientifically known as metamorphosis, please keep in mind that the way in which it ultimately plays out can be species specific.

These timelines can be complex and require a little more determination to follow in their entirety but it is very rewarding to observe the slightly different approaches to all four stages of the journey. As you can see from this page all butterflies follow the same scenario but not necessarily the same timeline when confronted with a seasonal environment. Even within the same species and the same season the timeline can vary between broods. Adaptation is the key to survival for any butterfly.

What I found to be interesting is the fact that they say through the ‘larva’ stage the caterpillar has to shed its skin several times to accommodate its growth.  Are we any different than the caterpillar?  The layers that we shed are our past.  For some of us it takes longer than others.  Note that they say the environment will make a difference as to how long it takes the caterpillar to transform even though they all go through the same process.

If you read the above and consider your own life and consider everything to be a metaphor, you may well discover that your in ‘metamorphosis’ yourself.  The caterpillar who transforms into the butterfly has no sense of blame, shame or guilt that is looked back upon.  The layers have been shed and now it’s time to fly.

We as humans have a vivid intellect that is typically alive and well.  Making up stories not only of our own lives but having so much time on our hands to make up stories about other people and their lives.

If we’re going to transform our lives, we need to consider that a state of ‘being’ is more important than a state of ‘doing.’  The caterpillar has nothing to do and the transformation occurs.  It does not look back on it’s history and blame anyone for where it was laid to develop.  It trusts that it will have everything that it requires to survive.

It’s possible that as a child our surroundings were not so loving or possative.  However as we become adults and are no longer children, we can choose a life that is meaningful or one that puts us in a state of decay.  Personally I was born to not only live…but to live FULLY.

Living fulling is my choice about how I choose to live.  And yes, it would be so easy to look back on my up-bringing and blame everyone for everything and never take on responsibility on my own behalf.  However, that is not who I am or choose to be.

I’ve heard some people say that they were born to die.  Wow!  Sure!  And not my holodeck.  I was born to live, play, discover and experience all sorts of things in my life.  If you want to struggle within your own cocoon, go ahead.  I do not feel sorry for you because I not only know what is possible, I experience it.  I have heard stories of horror from individuals.  And yet they  have shown such a strong will to survive and in a breath as they share the truth of their experience (pay attention that I said, “THE TRUTH”  not the Story), they get to reclaim their lives and start new.

No one is broken and I believe that anything is possible because I experienced it first hand.  I’m not saying that the past wasn’t difficult or caused you great pain.  What I’m saying is CHOOSE DIFFERENTLY and get on with a life worth living.

Transformation and Evolution ~ A state of being.

Amy