From Writing your Way by Ellen Jaffe
Some people use the butterfly’s life cycle as a metaphor for describing a given project or enterprise: are you the egg (new beginning), the caterpillar (exploring and getting started), in the cocoon (developing your idea into reality), or the emerging butterfly (completion, and sharing your idea with the world)? Of course, this is never a final stage, because the butterfly lays more eggs, creating a new beginning. It is interesting that in Greek mythology the butterfly is a symbol of the soul.
Since it was about butterflies, I thought I'd post it)) I especially like the part of it being a symbol of the soul.
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I am about to go to bed. And this thought hit me: We often talk about wonderful things, and have lots of great ideas. But maybe it is time to actually try to bring some of them down from the ideal plane and into what we call reality? Would that give us a boost of energy? Should we try to focus on one beginning and try to walk it through the stages and into this world?
Just a thought (one more of those great ones ah;))
:) I love the sould part too, and yes, I think it's time to take some ideas into reality. But first I think we need to know what exactly we want or need to focus on.
I've been writing alot about trying to bridge the future with today. Perhaps we could try to take an idea of how we'd like to be and start working on that in our lives . . . taking it through the stages)))
I don't know. Where do you think we should start? It should be something that is very important to us.
As nothing to do with butterflies... Quote Gerarld Butler:
On his new acting career: "[During] some of the most miserable periods of my life, people thought I was very happy. And now that I'm actually happier, I don't have to show it. I'm more comfortable with myself."
Nice)))
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