We are a 'kaleidoscope of butterflies!

Recently, my friend Sarah Hunter posted this image of a beautiful weaving she made. To me, it looks like a butterfly flapping its wings causing ripples of air to spread. It reminds me of that proverb: When a butterfly flaps its wings, it can lead to a great wind-storm on the other side of the world. In other words, small actions can lead to large and distant effects.

Butterflies don't exactly move in flocks or schools; they don't seem governed by herd mentality. Each one, in its own fluttering way, seems to be following unique inner guidance as it moves from flower to flower; sipping nectar, laying eggs.

 

And yet science does have a name for a group of butterflies: a swarm, flutter, rabble or, my favorite, a kaleidoscope!

 

I like to imagine myself, in concert with all my other butterfly friends, each doing our part to make this world a better place: pollinating, 'laying eggs' (planting seeds).

 

I like to imagine that our wingflaps form a kaleidoscope of blessed change that touches the world, both near and far.

 

I'm not much of a warrior. I don't have the courage and fortitude to fight against all the 'wrong' in the world. But I AM a gardener; a nurturer, an artist, a friend.

 

I need to believe that, each of us doing our part, using our own unique set of gifts and skills can help bring about a better, more healed world. A kaleidoscope of change.

And...if this post struck you as too 'woo woo' and philosophical...Here's a funny meme I found while searching for quotes about the effects of a butterfly's wingflaps. I couldn't resist - teehee.