A Butterfly Lesson....

One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon; a man sat & watched for the burtterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.

Then, it seems to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could not go any further...

So the man decided to help the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors & opened the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a withered body, it was tiny & with shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would open, enlarge & expand, to be able to support the butterfly's body, and become firm.

NEITHER Happened! In Fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a withered body & shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness & his good will did not understand was the the resticting cocoon & the stuggle requied for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening, were natures way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings, so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes "Struggles" are Exactly what we need in our life If we were allowed to go through our life without obsticles, it would Cripple us! We would not be as strong as we could have been. Never been able to fly.

I ask for Strength ... I was given difficulties to make me strong.
I ask for Wisdom....  I was given problems to solve.
I ask for Prosperity..I was given a brain & brawn to work
I ask for Courage....  I was given ovbsticles to overcome.
I ask for Love ....      I was given troubled people to help.
I ask for Favors....    I was given Oppertinities...

I received nothing I (WANTED)... But Recieved (EVERYTHING) I needed :)

Live Life without fear, confront all obsticles & know that you can overcome them.....




My Aunt Sent me this...She labeled it; (Lesson in Strength & Fortitude) :O My Afathers sister.. she is the one that found my father...It came with beautiful pics of the butterfly, but to be honest didn't know how to get it to here...lol... So i hand wrote it and then typed it here... "Yeah Long way around"...

But any who... I wanted to share it will all of you.. It got me thinking, and maybe thought that it could help someone else, look at there Hp a little differant.. Once you understand it, it truly does make perfect sense..

Hope all enjoy,and maybe pass it on... I know I had too... :)

Friends in recovery...
Love & Prayers to all
Jozie