Recently, my family and I had the joy of submersion. A spring process that happens constantly, but never right in front of us. With many lives running more simply these days we had the time and space to watch the more than 50 caterpillars that took refuge on our house for their transformation, their metamorphosis. Most made this transition like clockwork. A few came out as fragile butterflies and fell before their wings could dry. Several did not make it out of chrysalis and about 2 were not able to form a chrysalis.
This process reminded me of OUR process as a whole. When we look at each person individually, life can seem cruel, nonsensical and very confusing. We perceive events and transformations negatively and as personal insults as well as punishments.
Some of these creatures were successful only in caterpillar form. Some were successful in 2 stages and others saw all 3 stages and flew on to possibly a roller coaster year of life, a bird’s mouth or a car’s window shield. Every single detail isn’t ‘easy’ or ‘fair’. These two words that we use so often in our lives to describe what SHOULD be.
The large picture.
Life beyond our own details.
Sit back and watch the larger process.
Presence and Positivity 