02/05/2026
Becoming a butterfly...
"You cannot become what you need to be by remaining what you are." - Zig Ziglar
I have always loved butterflies, but it wasn't until I learned how they develop that I came to really appreciate them, and their unique symbol of change.
I knew that caterpillars turned into butterflies, but the process involves them disintegrating into a disgusting blob of goo - letting go of everything that made them a caterpillar - which then forms legs, wings and all that is necessary to become a beautiful adult butterfly.
There is a lesson there for us: we can't keep those parts of ourselves that are holding us back if we want to become something new, something greater. When we feel we are lost, broken, or irreparable, that is just the building block needed for full transformation.
We must surrender. We must allow. Surrendering is far more brave than holding on to who we think we are, just because it is familiar.
May we all take the opportunity this year to let go of those things that don't serve us, let go of the illusion of control over those things we can't control, and let ourselves be made into something new and beautiful.