No matter what I love butterflies. I love to see them in my garden in the
summer, I love watching them go about their daily business without
a care in the world. But why do we love butterflies so much?

Butterflies are something unique of a creature in the insect world. They
start out as one thing (a caterpillar) and become a butterfly. They
start their lives as caterpillars eating everything as much as they can
till they get big enough to start a cocoon. They spin this web of silk
to hid in and as they are hiding in their cocoon they change into a
butterfly. When they are ready, they then fight their way out of that
cocoon to what we see flying about on wings of pure beauty.
Did you know that if you were to do what you think is the a kind thing and
help a butterfly out of its cocoon that it won't be able to fly? Its the
fighting it does to get out of its cocoon that strengthens its wings so
it can take to the air.

Now think about that in your own life as a example. We all started
somewhere, good or bad we started our lives somewhere in the
world. As children we eat as much as we could till we grew up large
enough to leave home. Our families and the world around us put's us
into a cocoon. We fought out of our cocoon that are families put
us in to grow up and become the persons we are today. We have all
met people who have stopped growing, stopped because of
failures. These are the people who gave up on their wings.

Some of us didn't fight our way out of our cocoons till later in life but we
did. Now we are a person of great beauty and strength on our own
wings of beauty. When you fight for what you want in the world, and
don't expect it handed to you, you are really getting your own
wings ready for flight.

Life will always be what you put into and take out of it. Now is the time to
sit back and think to yourselves, am I a butterfly or am I still
stuck in my cocoon? Or is there someone I know who needs a little
help to open up their wings and take flight? Unlike butterflies we all
need a little help getting out of our self imposed cocoons. If we all
reach out and give our fellow ladies a helping hand the air will be
filled with the most amazing butterflies of all. Freedom is a beautiful thing
on the set of wings, real or not.

Me? I'm going to plant a garden of flowers so I may be able to sit back
and watch the most little simple creature in the world, the butterfly.
The next time you see a butterfly and take great delight at its beauty.
Because no matter what, like that simple butterfly you are either still
a caterpillar, in your cocoon, or using your own set of wings. Where
would you rather be if your life was based on a butterflies life cycle?


Copyright 2009 Kim Snyder Overall Beauty A lover of all things that are beautiful..