Cha... Cha..... Changes....

I am changing, tryin' every way I can
I am changing, I'll be better than I am
I'm trying-to find a way to understand....

lyrics from I am changing from the movie Dream Girls

I've been watching a couple of caterpillars develop in my garden.  They started out very tiny with their tinges of yellow, black and white.  I don't know what kind they are but I stop and look at them every day.  I've accidentally knocked a few of them off their leaves because I was shifting it around tying to see more of their details.  They are changing, growing, moving, stretching at such a rapid pace one can see their drastic differences every day.  They are eating the vine/weed growing in my flower bed that I haven't had the heart to uproot. 

As I've watched them, I've thought about what we humans might look like if we were to have a snapshot of us taken every day at the same time.  I usually take my time to watch them every afternoon when I get home from the gym.  

How interesting if I could view myself in the same manner and see the changes that occur as I grow and am impacted and influenced by life experiences.

Time flies by us quickly...often more quickly than we realize.

When we are young, we spend all our energy trying to grow up,

trying to break free from the protective cocoon wrapped around us.

As we unwind and crawl out, our colors are brilliant.

We eat and breath and play and learn

and

somehow

we change,

grow into more than we thought we might be,

evolve

transform

and

reform.

Tiny little Caterpillar

reminding me

that

life is always in constant motion,

moving into tomorrow until one day,

without even realizing it,

our wings have formed

and

we spread them out and dry them in the sun,

flap them about,

maybe even flaunt them...

saying to the world,

"look at me...see what I can do..."

Life travels on,

the aging process continues,

our beauty changes

and

our minds capture more and more.

Always...

in constant motion

always changing

in ways

I might not even notice or have the words to articulate.

So on this Monday evening,

as a small Caterpillar reminds me of the

sacredness and beauty of life.

We are all changing...

moving forward on our aging journey

becoming better than we are!

May your wings unfold

and

may each of us

shout to the world,

I am changing...

look what I can do now!!!

Happy Monday and Hugs...