Friday, October 3, 2008

The caterpillar

Picture taken in Lisbon, Portugal
As we acquire knowledge and grow, whether in childhood or in mental childhood, we are gathering information from the world around us; this is what the caterpillar does in nature. It is taking in " nutrients" or information to be able to survive through the cocoon phase. The phase were it must depend on what it has acquired to survive in order to become a beautiful butterfly.

As people we do the same. As women we really simulate this experience. We learn from our parents, from our teachers, from our friends, from our partners, from our children . We are the consummate vessels of acceptance. We truly carry the world on our shoulders, carrying every one's problems.

The problem is as we move through this caterpillar phase we should be gather information to help us as we move from this phase into the next, but sometimes before we move to the cocoon phase a phase trial and testing we must realize that we must throw some information back into the world. Are you taking on too much caterpillar? Choose your "nutrients" wisely all food is not good food.

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