Caterpillars are not ‘transformed’ into butterflies. There is no blast of magic that gives the little crawly pest its beautiful wings. The whole process is in fact gruesome. To become a butterfly, that caterpillar has to die, to dissolve in enzymes and become a shapeless slime before its cells begin rearranging themselves into new legs,…
Tag: growth
Silk threads
Between that old world and now lies an intangible half-truth of apparent idyll in muted tones captured in soft focus so we didn’t have to let them go. Those welcome days were real Enough that I could once feel their warm shadows and hold them close. In lonely desperation, I grasp those threads of silk…
I shaved my head
I think my wife is possibly going to hit the roof when she gets in from work. Or maybe not, she’s quite used to my odd behaviour now. I do often have these impulses to make drastic changes. I cycled to a meeting this morning. It was cold, so I wore a hat. Then I felt self-conscious about…
Strangers: They’re just people I don’t yet know
I’m trying out a new therapy group tonight. After scouring the internet for weeks, I eventually found a group that meets weekly and is only a 30 minute drive from home. The chap who runs it is an Adlerian therapist. I’ve not encountered this approach before, so I am intrigued. I was supposed to attend…
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