Emerging (Originally posted on Facebook Nov 12, 2011)

A butterfly emerges from the cocoon with a lot of effort. It is this effort that helps to start the blood flowing to the wings and allows them to spread open giving the butterfly the chance to fly. In life it is often those times we seem to struggle that is helping us to improve our wings which allow us to soar high above with the angels. Just as doing the work for the butterfly will keep it from ever experiencing the thrill of flying, trying to get others to do the work we need to do keeps us from growing in the ways necessary to find our way back to our mansions on high.