Remember the Butterfly and Be encouraged!

Sunrae
Sunrae Member Posts: 808
in Breast Cancer #1
Last year when I was going thru a difficult time I felt so bad I was wondering how I would get thru it all. Then I ran across a card with a gorgeous butterfly on it. Inside it read, "Just when the caterpillar thought her world was over, She became a butterfly." It continued, "Don't give up five minutes before the miracle!"
As an ugly gross caterpillar becomes a beautiful butterfly, we can too. We just can't give up before we become the butterfly. With all the sadness lately at the loss of some of our dearest sisters, we could find ourselves in a dark place. We have to keep on keeping on and not "give up five minutes before the miracle". Hope you like this thought. Share some of your encouraging thoughts with us too.

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  • mwallace1325
    mwallace1325 Member Posts: 806
    #2
    What a powerful
    What a powerful message for us all. Thanks for sharing it.

    marge
  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    #3
    This is indeed powerful.
    This is indeed powerful. thank you.
  • Lynn Smith
    Lynn Smith Member Posts: 1,264 Member
    #4
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    This is indeed powerful.
    This is indeed powerful. thank you.

    So much meaning
    This has so much meaning.We all need to think about it when times get rough.We go through many ups and downs with this beast.

    This past week I know 2 people who passed.One with lung cancer(32) and the other with colon cancer(68).Meena passed mid July. 2 I knew personally. They live close to me.And the 3 of us dx about the same time. IMO shocking.


    Thank You for sharing.

    Lynn Smith
  • missrenee
    missrenee Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    #5
    Lynn Smith said:

    So much meaning
    This has so much meaning.We all need to think about it when times get rough.We go through many ups and downs with this beast.

    This past week I know 2 people who passed.One with lung cancer(32) and the other with colon cancer(68).Meena passed mid July. 2 I knew personally. They live close to me.And the 3 of us dx about the same time. IMO shocking.


    Thank You for sharing.

    Lynn Smith

    Thanks, Sunrae--we all needed that
    Such a beautiful sentiment and so, so true.

    Hugs, Renee
  • natly15
    natly15 Member Posts: 1,941
    #6
    Sunrae I' m so happy you are
    Sunrae I' m so happy you are back with us posting all your beautiful wisdom. The butterfly is a beauty of nature. If I recall correctly a butterfly only lives 24 hours, but there is always the caterpillar which becomes the next butterfly. This reminds me that each new day another butterfly appears with all it's beauty. Live each and every new day to the fullest and enjoy it's beauty. At the end of 24 hours a new butterfly ( day ) appears with beautiful promise. There will always be the ugly caterpillar struggling to get out of it's cocoon, but the reality is that the struggle helps develop it's beauty.
  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr Member Posts: 944
    #7
    natly15 said:

    Sunrae I' m so happy you are
    Sunrae I' m so happy you are back with us posting all your beautiful wisdom. The butterfly is a beauty of nature. If I recall correctly a butterfly only lives 24 hours, but there is always the caterpillar which becomes the next butterfly. This reminds me that each new day another butterfly appears with all it's beauty. Live each and every new day to the fullest and enjoy it's beauty. At the end of 24 hours a new butterfly ( day ) appears with beautiful promise. There will always be the ugly caterpillar struggling to get out of it's cocoon, but the reality is that the struggle helps develop it's beauty.

    I love butterflies and this
    I love butterflies and this touches my heart..

    Hugs
    Lorrie
  • Gabe N Abby Mom
    Gabe N Abby Mom Member Posts: 2,413
    #8
    natly15 said:

    Sunrae I' m so happy you are
    Sunrae I' m so happy you are back with us posting all your beautiful wisdom. The butterfly is a beauty of nature. If I recall correctly a butterfly only lives 24 hours, but there is always the caterpillar which becomes the next butterfly. This reminds me that each new day another butterfly appears with all it's beauty. Live each and every new day to the fullest and enjoy it's beauty. At the end of 24 hours a new butterfly ( day ) appears with beautiful promise. There will always be the ugly caterpillar struggling to get out of it's cocoon, but the reality is that the struggle helps develop it's beauty.

    I loved what Sunrae had to
    I loved what Sunrae had to say about the butterfly and not quitting too soon...and then Natly you added so much more. Thank you both for your wisdom and insight.

    Hugs,

    Linda
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #9
    Gabe N Abby Mom said:

    I loved what Sunrae had to
    I loved what Sunrae had to say about the butterfly and not quitting too soon...and then Natly you added so much more. Thank you both for your wisdom and insight.

    Hugs,

    Linda

    Sunrae .. Thank you for lifting the spirits of so many
    words of wisdom to life by. 24 hours of beauty --- a lifetime.

    Natly -- Thank you for providing me with a smile.


    Vicki Sam
  • debi.18
    debi.18 Member Posts: 850 Member
    #10
    VickiSam said:

    Sunrae .. Thank you for lifting the spirits of so many
    words of wisdom to life by. 24 hours of beauty --- a lifetime.

    Natly -- Thank you for providing me with a smile.


    Vicki Sam

    Beatiful
    Beautiful!! Thank You! Just one more reason to add to my very long list of how happy I am to have found this amazing site.

    Hugs,
    Debi~
  • Mitzi333
    Mitzi333 Member Posts: 511 Member
    #11
    debi.18 said:

    Beatiful
    Beautiful!! Thank You! Just one more reason to add to my very long list of how happy I am to have found this amazing site.

    Hugs,
    Debi~

    What a Wonderful Analogy... The Butterfly
    Thanks So VERY MUCH for sharing the Hope of NEVER giving up. The Miricle of Life IS there for all of US.

    Big Hugs~
    Mitzi ;0)
  • cavediver
    cavediver Member Posts: 607
    #12
    Thank you for sharing this
    Thank you for sharing this with us. I have always loved watching colorful and beautiful butterflies..........and now I will think of them in a different way. Powerful and positive strength is what we all need now. Hugs and mucho gracias!!!!!
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #13
    LoveBabyJesus said:

    This is indeed powerful.
    This is indeed powerful. thank you.

    Thank you!

    Thank you!
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159 Member
    #14
    Thank you! What a lovely
    Thank you! What a lovely thought to focus on...and you are right, we need it! ((((hugs))))

    Chen♥
  • Sunrae
    Sunrae Member Posts: 808
    #15
    chenheart said:

    Thank you! What a lovely
    Thank you! What a lovely thought to focus on...and you are right, we need it! ((((hugs))))

    Chen♥

    A couple of other facts come
    A couple of other facts come to mind about butterflies. They always seek out the beautiful (flowers) and go for the sweet nectar inside which feeds them and helps them survive, just as we should look for the beauty in our daily life and seek the sweet nectar of life to help us survive. For all you butterfly lovers (including butterflylvr) take a look at the "butterflywebsite.com".
  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #16
    Sunrae said:

    A couple of other facts come
    A couple of other facts come to mind about butterflies. They always seek out the beautiful (flowers) and go for the sweet nectar inside which feeds them and helps them survive, just as we should look for the beauty in our daily life and seek the sweet nectar of life to help us survive. For all you butterfly lovers (including butterflylvr) take a look at the "butterflywebsite.com".

    Wow
    Thank you for the butterfly, Sunrae. Absolutely beautiful. I needed it.
    Suzanne

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