Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors African Proverb
When written in Chinese the word “crisis” is composed of two characters – one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. John F. Kennedy, address, 12 April 1959
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. Bernard M. Baruch
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. Winston Churchill
Just look at a butterfly to understand the mystery of suffering
If
you feel sorry for a
struggling butterfly
in empathy, cut the cocoon
helping him escape,
his wings will be deformed.
If
you allow a butterfly
to struggle, emerging slowly agonizingly from his prison,
his wings will be perfectly formed.
My tendency and I think all mother’s tendency is to want to save our children from suffering, from making mistakes. So I try to intellectually explain everything to death. But really, it rook suffering to strip me , heal me and bring me to place of humility where I could finally perceive reality. Do I really think that I can extricate them from the cocoon they are struggling to emerge from. If I do, all that I will do is to stunt their wings, just like when a butterfly is cut from a cocoon too early
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Melanie, this is such a blessing for us to remember. I love the quote about turning our wounds into wisdom…only God can do that, if we allow Him to work in us.
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exactly
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