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thr33| verse แฅืื โ๐ฃ แฅืื แฅืื แฅืื III
The butterfly totem has long served as a powerful representation of transformation, rebirth, and metamorphosis.
The delicate flutterby of the butterfly reminds us that navigating painful or uncomfortable phases| like the chrysalis| results in freedom, grace and beauty, which though deeply poetic, highlights, ephemerality.
I speak about the limited time offer this earth lifetime provides us, often.
But, it isn't only the physical aspect of our existence that is seasonal, and impermanent.
Our mental states are equally impermanent, variable and mutable.
It is unnecessary to become transfixed by our perceived limited state of being, but rather, choose, to be empowered and inspired by our perpetual opportunity to transform, within our innate ability to transform.
In butterfly land time, a caterpillar typically spends two to four weeks as a caterpillar, followed by another 10 to 14 days inside its chrysalis [turning to complete fucking goo] before, emerging as a butterfly.
Whereby, after spending [approximately] a half life undergoing a gruesome biological process where its muscles and organs dissolve into fucking goo, [in order to be reformed as a butterfly], it finally gets to dance around all beautiful and shit with an average adult lifespan of flutterby|ing two to four weeks.
So, equal parts
being,
something,
unbecoming,
in order to,
become.
[Briefly]
Sound familiar?
See where I am going with this?
Insects lack the complex nervous systems and pain receptors required to experience suffering, but turning to complete fucking goo would be pretty fucking painful if the insect, was, say, human.
The reason why the timeless adage says, pain is inevitable, suffering is optional, is butterflies.
Ya.
Butterflies.
The nervous system and pain receptors associated with mental melt down [brain goo] aren't perceiving muscle and organ dissolution. They think they are, but guess what? They're fucking not.
Suffering and shit, is, optional.
[The self imposed, decidedly inflicted, chosenly committed weak minded want to argue this: fuck off, I'm not [here] for that].
The power of the mind is greater than most perceive. The mind is a muscle, and without mind gym gains, the brain is goo.
Ask a butterfly. Or a gym bro.
Gym gains, are optional. Showing up, is optional. Practicing, is optional. Doing the heavy lifting, optional.
Goo, inevitable.
But, also, a phase, also, a choice.
Choose wisely. Act Accordingly.
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Yes please!
Ohh love this! 9 times out of 10, we always have the option in a situation or event. ๐
Also butterfly kisses are always so cute! I used to give them all the time as a child.