I woke up at 3 am yesterday morning with the thought that caterpillars and butterflies should be one chapter because they are mostly related.Caterpillars becoming butterflies and all. Sooo… here are some random thought on caterpillars and butterflies.
These random thoughts were mostlyinspired by a conversation I had with Nic yesterday after church. My hope is that they make sense to those of you who read them because I have a tendency to write things that make sense to only me.
Everyone knows what caterpillars are.They are furry little crawlers that either turn into butterflies or moths. I see myself as a caterpillar( sometimes) just waiting to come out of her cocoon and to become a beautiful butterfly. Just waiting for the time when I will have beautiful colored wings and be able to sore high in the clouds. This is a great ambition,however; there is a tiny problem. I am already seen as a beautiful butterfly by my family and friends. They see me as someone who has been through a lot to get the color in her wings. How often do those we love see themselves as something less than what they really are or, like myself, how often do you view yourself as an event waiting to happen like a caterpillar coming out of cocoon?
For me, I tend to forget the lessons I have learned from my many life experiences and realize after the fact,that all I needed to do was just stop and count my blessings and accomplishments. I graduated from college with an Associates Degree in Accounting/Computerized Bookkeeping and an Office Technology Certificate despite the tragedy that occurred right in the middle of education. I also have remained active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and have callings that I enjoy. Again, to the amazement of some, with an experience like mine I could have turned my back on all I believed and given up. I have four celestial beings just waiting for me to be their mother for Eternity,A wonderful family, great friends and good health.If that doesn’t put color in a butterflies wings then there is something wrong with the DNA. (If I have lost anyone, I comparing the experiences in my life to the time a caterpillar spends in a cocoon.)
My experiences are unique to me because they are what has helped me learn the life lessons that are essential to returning to live my Father in Heaven. We all have life lessons some more involved than others and learned at different times and that is okay because we are all different just like caterpillars and butterfliese no two are just alike. That is what makes this life so interesting.
To be continued…