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Advice and tips on managing mental health, maintaining a positive outlook and becoming your happiest self.
The metamorphosis
t's not strange that caterpillars change to butterflies. Imagine: golden rays of sun. The small but feisty caterpillar bathes in its' ray. It thinks, "oh, I love it. The sun, the breeze, the friends that I have. The only thing missing: turning into something greater then my nowadays shape. To answer my calling. Bye, fellas, I'm gonna be BETTER." Because what is better, to be bitter or better? It's honestly not better to be bitter. A small pun that was. Anyway. The caterpillar shakes off the lies that it can't transform. That it will always stay the way it is. That it will always be stuck. That the past defines it. We are all stardust. We all have one life to live. We can't waste it. I mean, we can, but for what purpose? The caterpillar waits in its' chrysalis. Waits. It struggles. By struggling, nature makes it stronger. The once caterpillar breaks free. It is now a beautiful butterfly, with iridescent wings. It is happy. More happy then what it was. It now can fly! "Oh, the air in my wings! The birds I hear sing! I feel so light!" It thinks. The butterfly is satisfied now. It changed. The change was its' calling. For now it is free, it has earned the definition of freedom. It broke off the chains. We can break our chains too. We don't need to live lives of enslavement. Think of som of the words that bear the meaning of change, or that share the same essence vicariously: metamorphosis, transformation, evolvement, development, healing. Because changing is healing. Healing is changing. When you heal, something about you is different. New. You are clean, free, healthier, whole. When you respect life, life respects you. When you listen to your own heart, paths unfold before you. Illusions shatter. Patterns reshape themselves. When the false self dissolves, the truth reveals itself. First - heal, lastly - be satisfied with how life has run its' course, with how things are. Breathe. When you breathe, you get calmer. Sit in silence. That's where true revelations come from. Observe, like an artist. Nature. People. Processes. Your own thoughts. Make adjustments. Live boldly. Take one step after the other, and don't ever look down. Look up. Up at the skies, the clouds, the treetops. Up to God. Up where inspiration comes from. Up up up up up. Connect with the universe, with the infinite. Live with all your might. For if you'll hurt who you love, you yourself will get hurt. That's how change is attained. That's how, day by day, step by step, breath after breath, something better unfolds right before you. And you become free. You become the butterfly. Becoming the butterfly doesn't mean giving up on your identity. It only means that you are enhancing your identity. You're not diminishing yourself. You care for yourself. You tend your own garden. Because self care and change are intrinsically connected. When you care for yourself, you change. Washing your face thoroughly - your closed eyes, your neck, your ears, your temples, is a technique that I find helpful. Buying a meditation book and in general reading books is honestly eye opening, heart opening and brain developing. Preparing your own, healthy food. Going to nature. Doing Yoga. Walking on a treadmill. Doing sports. Those are all things that change you, habits that change you, develop a stronger, resilient you that is smarter, better, and in more peace. Those habits will rewire your brain. They will have you living the good life. You'll find richness in every step you'll take. You'll find more contentment in life. The thing is, when you want something that is meant for you, you can have it. People are like butterflies. It's not impossible to change, it's most possible to do so, and it is about respecting life and what it has to offer. It's about respecting yourself. Stay strong.
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