Caterpillar
the caterpillar
fears becoming a butterfly,
once transformed
desires only flight.
Transformative passages
We all go through them.
An act of change, a ‘becoming’; puberty, parenting, surviving death, (or a death).
Our organizations go through them.
Transformations are not easy, we often cling to what we are and fearing the aspiration of what we are being called to become; we fear the endurance required, or become impatient for the journey.
If there is choice, how do we decide whether to undergo a transformative experience when we don’t know how that experience will change us?
It can be scary knowing we will change but once changed we may not recognize our prior self but yet we fundamentally stay true..
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Today's post is a little different.
I have been writing small poems/stories, and sharing these with artists to co-create a visual to go with the poem. I don’t drive the process, and let the story call to the muse of the artist. The results become something new. For me this has been delightful. The poem above and art, is the first public share.
The artist here is Anastasia, I love her work, and while we have only worked this way together, in my mind it isn't transactional, she has become a friend.
She can be found on fiver https://lnkd.in/eMTcsDm4
Original linkedin post : https://bit.ly/3CKmfAT
(worth clicking on the original linkedin Post, because the comments are amazing and often the conversation is better than the original post)