Are You on a “Caterpillar to Butterfly” Journey?
On a recent walk along one of my favorite Cape Cod nature trails, I noticed a butterfly crossing my path. It stayed with me for a few minutes, eventually landing on a gorgeous pink azalea that had just bloomed.
I began thinking about this butterfly – and the transformation it had taken to become one. It reminded me of a favorite quote by beloved poet Maya Angelou.
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
Every great transformation – whether personal, professional or creative – involves a process that isn’t always pleasant. There are many twists and turns, lots of creating and adjusting, and a necessary willingness to see it all through.
It’s a unique journey that can be described metaphorically, “from caterpillar to butterfly.”
And at the end of this metamorphosis, we usually discover that it’s all worth it – when we can see the fruits of our labor and the beautiful new wings that we’ve created for ourselves.
Of course, this discovery doesn’t come without a few bumps and bruises along the way. Sometimes we have to travel on a difficult path just to get to the other side.
- What big change are you currently experiencing?
- What great transformation is just over the horizon for you?
- What parts of your life are breaking down – in order for new developments to come through?
- And where does it feel a little painful and messy?
These are the types of rich questions that we’ll be exploring during this fall’s Moonlight Journaling Retreat – where we’ll be dabbling with 18 different journal writing techniques as we journey through the moon phases during a real-time 28-day lunar cycle.
Come join a beautiful and very sacred circle of women – and dance with your inner wisdom as you explore the various aspects of yourself, your life, and your relationships with others – through the art of journal writing.
For more information, please click on the highlighted link above.
Whether personal, professional or creative – here’s to honoring your journey from “caterpillar to butterfly!”
Tina Games
Tina M. Games is the author of Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother’s Path to Self-Discovery (an interactive book with an accompanying deck of 54 journaling prompt cards). As a certified creativity and life purpose coach, and a gifted intuitive, she is the “Moonlight Muse” for women who want to tap into the “full moon within” and claim their authentic self, both personally and professionally. Through her signature coaching programs, based on the phases of the moon, Tina gently guides women from darkness to light as they create an authentic vision filled with purpose, passion and creative expression. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts with her husband and their two children.
6 Comments
Josee
Transformation is inevitable throughout several stages in life and often takes courage and faith to follow through. And as you’ve stated, it’s usually all worth it. Love your quote.
Beth
I love journaling and this sounds like a delightful, creative journaling Adventure!
Bonnie Nussbaum
This retreat sounds like an amazing process, Tina. I’ll check to see if I can work it in to my schedule. It would be very interesting to see what gets generated.
Kailean
It is so important to remember that with each big transformation comes pain and challenge and unsurety. Not knowing what will be coming forth adds to the difficulty. It is helpful to think about the importance of trusting the process and knowing that the Universe always leads to good.
Lynne
This is a good reminder for me when I meet highly successful happy, energetic people to think about the journey they’ve taken to become a butterfly. It doesn’t happen overnight and the ultimate reward IS in the journey. Thanks for posting Tina! Great insights and your retreat sounds awesome! Have fun!
Lea Tran
I love this metaphor, Tina. I was recently thinking about how the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly is the game-changer for the caterpillar. It’s that game-changing moment that the butterfly looks back on and says “I’m so glad I went through what I had to go through in order to be who I am today.”