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What do butterflies have in common with the
human spirit? Meet Maggie, a middle aged
wife and mother who was about to find out.
Maggie wasn't rich like a millionaire or
poor in a manner of being homeless. She was
living an average comfortable life. It was
made even better when a beautiful baby girl
came her way. She and her husband made sure
their daughter had her needs met and they
were still able to take a yearly vacation by
the beach.
Maggie was a partner in her husband's
business. They both had a different set of
duties which kept everything in balance. One
day a devastating blow came to her husband's
business, and over a three year period the
business dropped out of site. Her husband
had to totally reinvent himself and was
yearning to fulfill a dream with a new
vocation. She was happy for him and
supported him fully, but still the money was
not coming in.
Maggie began to feel guilty that she wasn't
contributing with any kind of income. It had
been a long time since she had worked
outside the home and had to work for someone
else. Needless to say she was scared but
still had faith that everything would be
okay. She began job hunting and found
filling out applications somewhat difficult,
especially the part asking for job
references. Keep in mind that she was
self-employed with her husband for almost 20
years. It felt as though that didn't count
for anything as she was never called for an
interview.
At the time she was job hunting her mom
became more ill than she had been and ended
up in the hospital for a week. Once Maggie's
mom returned home she became her mom's
helper one day a week. She did the shopping,
changed sheets, vacuumed and did other
things that her mother was not able to do
anymore. Of course her mom would pay her for
her time and labor but she still felt she
needed to find another source of income. |
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One of the first applications she had filled
out finally came through. She passed the
interview with flying colors and was told
she was "exactly" what they were looking
for. Although it was only part time it was
exactly what she wanted. It was important
for her to be home when her daughter arrived
home from school. She was told they would be
in touch when the schedule was ready.
Knowing she had the job made her feel
contented and productive again.
Within a few weeks though, she received an
e-mail saying that the company had changed
the job into a full time position and she
was not qualified. Maggie was devastated.
She felt betrayed and felt she had been lied
to. That evening she was alone as her
husband and daughter had gone out for the
night. She welcomed the aloneness and wanted
to drown her sorrows in a hot tub of
bubbles.
As she knew she would, she began to cry,
softly at first just from the sheer pain of
being rejected. Three long years of struggle
had finally caught up with her. Then she
became angry; angry at everything from the
circumstances that got her there, to God
himself. She cried harder and yelled, "What
do you want me to do?" She really felt that
God had abandoned her.
When she was able to cry no more, she became
exhausted and gave up. It was at that moment
that a silent idea came to her to offer
other elderly people home care assistance.
Using another talent for computers she
printed off some flyers and cards and
distributed them to her church, grocery
stores and even placed a small ad in the
newspaper. Within a week she had procured
two new clients.
Now, even though she's not a CEO of a major
company or a power player she feels happy
and productive again. So, had God really
abandoned her? Let's look at nature for the
lessons and the answer. Before a butterfly
can emerge out of it's chrysalis it has to
go through a lot of struggling. Yes,
struggling. Each time it lunges out to
escape, acids are being removed from its
wings. If someone were to come along and
break the chrysalis open for it then the
butterfly would die from those acids. In
essence the struggle is necessary for the
butterfly to survive. Then in the stillness,
when the struggle is over, the butterfly can
come out and share its beauty with the
world.
We as humans are not any different. There
are times that we need to struggle, to rid
ourselves of the acids that make up sadness,
fear, and anger. It is only at this time
when we are exhausted and still that we
begin to hear the Universe whisper to us. |
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