🦋CHANGE, LIKE A BUTTERFLY🦋
Change is all around us
Everything is in constant movement
Rest does not come
from trying to stop movement
Rest comes from choosing
a direction that brings rest.
I cannot stop a current
but I can redirect its course.
Freedom requires constant adjustment.
A gale wind can rip my sail
if I fight its full force head on
But if I change my position
so it can become my ally
I can then steer my course
with ease and flow.
Life is ephemeral.
The odd flight path of a butterfly
almost humorously demonstrates this.
She darts about frenetically,
never charting her course directly
Her movement is like a serendipitous dance,
a carefree exploration
of what will be her next landing place.
The light almost transparent composition
of her wings
demands her constant adjustment
to forces far greater than hers.
When we are not weighted down
by trying to control change
and the unexpected,
our life experiences
become like a ballet
We float and glide
trusting that synchronicity will catch us.
Any rigid attachment to an outcome
becomes our nemesis.
At the end of the day
we can look back and ask ourselves,
“Was my investment in undo struggle
worth it?”
Some things are worth fighting for,
but we have to know when it’s time
to let go of the fight
to allow Grace to do her thing,
just like a butterfly.
Like a friend shared with me yesterday,
“It’s all about perspective.”
Put things into perspective
and your whole world changes.
-TruGuy Starhorse
Jan. 31st, 2024
(Image by Leopictures from Pixabay)
