Does the struggle sometimes feel like forever? The struggles we go through are what we need to become the butterfly of our life. 

This morning I listened to Lisa Nichols talk about how the butterfly must experience the struggle in order to gain the strength to fly. This is an image that has been a powerful message for me since leaving my abusive marriage 20 years ago. 

Below is the poem I read in the video.   

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Emergence ~ by Jocelyn Parkhurst  

I was content   

Within the confines of my newfound freedom   

To be strong   

To move forward   

To take care of everything.

Then the shell cracked.   

I had grown beyond the walls that held me,   

These walls of freedom.   

I wanted more.    

A warm wind woke desire.   

A soft light beckoned through the cracks.   

Intrigued, I struggled   

And sought my escape.    

You did not reach back for me,   

You did not crack the shell and peel pieces away.   

You did not wipe slime from my eyes   

Nor knock remnants off my skin.    

You did so much more. 

You cheered each struggle,   

You showed me where pieces clung to my skin,   

You pointed to the way of escape.   

Always letting me fight my way.    

I emerged   

Unfurling the wings of my beauty,   

My true freedom.   

Bathing in my light.