03/04/2023
I have a beautiful garden, in which I love to potter. It is my meditation. I learn from observing different things in my garden. One day I observed a black, white and yellow striped caterpillar climbing up a small bush voraciously eating its leaves. I researched the particular markings and found it to be a Monarch Butterfly Larvae. I was grateful to have one of these beautiful creatures in my garden and to be able to observe it, by taking photos of every milestone in the life of the Caterpillar, forming into a Chrysalis then after 2 weeks the beautiful Monarch Butterfly emerges slowly and almost painfully. As in life, it had to do some extraordinary things to transform into its final beautiful form, of which we all love to see flitter around our gardens. 🦋
When I see butterflies, of any kind I now always think of the Butterfly saying. 🦋
"Don't be afraid.
Change is such a beautiful thing." 🦋
We should be more comfortable with change, as unlike the butterfly, with us it is not as painful a process. In the end we feel enlightened and euphoric at the transformation. 🦋
Have you ever found a Monarch Butterfly in your garden? 🦋
Please tell me where. 🦋
