Butterfly

I pulled into the driveway at around 5:30pm. I usually don't check the mail, but I did just because I was expecting mail. There was an envelope and YES it had my name on it. In the left corner it had my best friends name and mailing address. I smiled as soooo many thoughts ran through my mind as to what it was. I couldn't wait to open it. So I did ... as I was walking down my street toward my house. It was a card;It read:

" Just a reminder... you are special! No matter what happens, I will be here for you.
Always remember that butterflies are beautiful and free!"

Inside the card was a note. It was folded in half. It read:

" Lessons of life...

I feared being alone until
I realized to like myself.

I feared failure until i realized
that I only fail when i don't try.

I feared rejection until I learned
to have faith in myself.

I feared pain until I realized
that it's necessary for growth.

I feared my destiny until I realized
I had the power to change my life.

I feared change until I realized that
even the most beautiful butterfly had
to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly. "

This poem summarizes everything I want to be. I recently tattooed a small butterfly on my right hip. Its something I always wanted to get. It always represented freedom to me, but now its so much more.

I am not a butterfly yet. I hope to become one someday. I have so much work to do on myself. So much truth to tell and not fear the outcome, learn to except rejection, to believe that I have the power to change what I can, and to accept the things that I can not change.

Dear friends that is for now.

DS

P.S. One day at a time.