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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly, that he brought home. One day a small opening appeared in the cocoon. He sat and watched the cocoon for several hours as the butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making progress. It appeared as if the butterfly had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. The man decided to help the butterfly in it's struggle. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon... and the butterfly emerged easily. As the butterfly emerged, the man was surprised. It had a swollen body and small, shrivelled wings. He continued to watch the butterfly expecting that, at any moment, the wings would dry out, enlarge and expand to support the swollen body. He knew that in time the body which would contract and the butterfly would be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle were required for the butterfly to be able to fly. The butterfly must push it's way through the tiny opening to force the fluid from its body and wings. Only by struggling through the opening, can the butterfly's wings be ready for flight once it emerges from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
I recieved your beautiful package today. I just want to thank you for each and every thing you sent me.
You are so thoughtful and loving. Thankyou so much.
I especially loved the ATC's and the card.. Maya Angelou is one of my favourites!
Hey! Love you too! Nice to hear from you out of the blue. Oh that package sounds nice haha.. i'll have to like make you some extra ATC's or something in return! =P
Did you get the painting I sent you in the mail?
Thanks for the comment on my profile.. Love your profile too! I really want to come visit soon. I'm working on it like around the clock haha. Hopefully it will work out!
Hey! I love "Gone with the Wind" and "Jingle all the way" too! :)
My favorite scene from "Gone.." is near the beginning when she's surrounded by all the gentleman from the town talking a mile a minute! LOL I think she was at her acting peak during that film.
Another favorite of mine is "Wuthering Heights" with Lawrence and Merle - the classics live on forever!
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Welcome back...Thank you for joining the Monthly ATC Swappers Group...We have lots of swaps, fun and games for everyone...Hope that you enjoy all our events...
for the lovely crochet magazines. Lots of new patterns (vintage) to try out.
The Cocoon & the Butterfly
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly, that he brought home. One day a small opening appeared in the cocoon. He sat and watched the cocoon for several hours as the butterfly struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making progress. It appeared as if the butterfly had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. The man decided to help the butterfly in it's struggle. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon... and the butterfly emerged easily. As the butterfly emerged, the man was surprised. It had a swollen body and small, shrivelled wings. He continued to watch the butterfly expecting that, at any moment, the wings would dry out, enlarge and expand to support the swollen body. He knew that in time the body which would contract and the butterfly would be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle were required for the butterfly to be able to fly. The butterfly must push it's way through the tiny opening to force the fluid from its body and wings. Only by struggling through the opening, can the butterfly's wings be ready for flight once it emerges from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
Thank you for my July wishlist package! I'm in a holiday ornament swap, so the magazine will come in handy for ideas.
Angie,
I recieved your beautiful package today. I just want to thank you for each and every thing you sent me. You are so thoughtful and loving. Thankyou so much.
I especially loved the ATC's and the card.. Maya Angelou is one of my favourites!
You made my day girl!
Xo Much love
Hi angie! ^_^ Thought I'd drop a link here about Wuthering heights.
Hey! Love you too! Nice to hear from you out of the blue. Oh that package sounds nice haha.. i'll have to like make you some extra ATC's or something in return! =P
Did you get the painting I sent you in the mail?
Thanks for the comment on my profile.. Love your profile too! I really want to come visit soon. I'm working on it like around the clock haha. Hopefully it will work out!
Hey! I love "Gone with the Wind" and "Jingle all the way" too! :) My favorite scene from "Gone.." is near the beginning when she's surrounded by all the gentleman from the town talking a mile a minute! LOL I think she was at her acting peak during that film.
Another favorite of mine is "Wuthering Heights" with Lawrence and Merle - the classics live on forever!