Just When The Caterpillar Thought The World Was Over...

"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly" - Proverb

When a personal tragedy first strikes, our "bubbles" often burst and we feel completely overwhelmed.  In this state we often feel like our world is coming to an end, with no hope of getting better.  I can remember vividly the day I was diagnosed with acute leukemia, I couldn't think of any worse news.  The thing that made it more difficult to digest was I was at an age where I had never really considered the thought of passing away, and now it was front and center.  It literally felt like the world as I knew had come to an end.

In those first 24 hours my family came to see me, and I was given a gift that stuck with me through thick and thin to this day.  My brother and his girlfriend gave me a magnet.  Now you may wonder how a magnet could stick with me, I am not metal, how could it stick? :) The magnet had the phrase that I opened this post with on it.

When I first read the magnet I was completely overwhelmed with emotion.  It was like a light had been shone into this horrible world I had been thrust into.  I realized that there was hope, and my life too could turn into a butterfly.  As the days went by I thought more and more about the phrase, and it always made me smile.  I realized that this wasn't the end of my world, but rather a chapter in my story that I could learn from and help me grow into something better.

So when personal tragedy strikes you or a loved one remember these words.  Maybe they can change your world as well. :)

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