Prior to the introduction of the coronavirus pandemic, maybe we were all like caterpillars, crawling along, eating leaves, oblivious of our potential?
What I have come to realize as I spend time at home, quarantined, is that it began to feel as if I was in a dark cocoon, waiting and wondering what’s on the other side of the quiet, unfamiliar darkness. Then I started to realize that it is no different than what happens to a caterpillar! It forms a chrysalis around itself and hangs dormant. While it’s in there, it is transforming, ready to emerge as a beautiful butterfly, capable of flying and experiencing life in a new way with a new perspective!!
Did you know that caterpillars have everything they need inside of them, from birth on, to become a butterfly? Yep, they go into this dark chrysalis, dissolve and re-create themselves. That metamorphosis sounds scary! That felt to me like what my time in quarantine is and could be. I remembered that in my darkest days, if I focus on finding the good in the situation, and trust that all will be well, it gets easier! I’ve been challenging myself to take advantage of this time in isolation and seeming darkness to search for the ways to “spread my wings”, learn something new, and try to find some way to look at the world with a different perspective. Hopefully this introspection will help me determine how to be the best version of myself and bring some beauty into the world wherever I can.
Appropriately, butterflies are a sign of hope and that has carried me through some dark times. I have come to know that life is all about our perspective and our perspective creates our reality. That is my hope and prayer, that we will all use this time to create a life of love, peace, and hope – a metamorphosis of humanity!!
Sending love and light,