At the end of last week, we had the honor and privilege to visit a butterfly exhibit not too far from our home. The exhibit consisted of a greenhouse filled with hundreds of butterflies and hundreds of beautiful flowers. It was, of course, a man made environment…created to replicate a condensed version of the mystical and vast world of butterflies. To stand witness to some of God’s most beautiful and intricate creations, whether it be in a sanctuary such as this or out in the big wide world, is a humbling and awe inspiring event. I felt like the doors to a secret world were opened wide for me to see and experience.
Earlier this year, my girls and I learned the fact that migration patterns are passed down to younger generations of monarch butterflies through their DNA. Though an individual butterfly only lives for about two weeks, generations upon generations of butterflies can migrate 2000 miles and return to the exact same place their ancestors began the migration journey. For me, this single fact about one of God’s creations urged me to put a deeper trust my body, my intuition, and my feelings. This knowledge tells me that our bodies and souls are much older and wiser than our minds. This single fact has transformed me in deep ways and I’m still seeing this knowledge ripple out through various areas of my life.
I left the butterfly exhibit with a renewed love of nature and a deep and profound admiration of God’s infinite creativity and attention to detail. I cannot convey precisely the feelings of being amongst such beauty, but I tried to take as many pictures as I could to attempt to share the experience with you!
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