Trying To Fly While Damaged🦋

 This butterfly 🦋 is clinging on for its life... it seems to have gotten damaged somehow... struggling to gain traction off the ground and headed for its demise as it crawled  towards traffic. I ushered it towards the palms of my hands and placed it in grass. Don’t know how much of a lifeline it will provide, but hopefully enough for healing to take place and it can once again soar as it was destined to do. If this feels like a tale of the human experience... it’s because that’s what I intended. Sometimes you—we have to extend our palms to someone no matter how things look aesthetically—everyone needs a hand sometimes to heal. No matter how high we may soar when things are going as expected, life can happen and damage our wings mid-flight. And suddenly, unbeknownst to us, we find ourselves trying to fly while damaged — oftentimes heading in the wrong direction towards what could be our demise— sometimes physically, other times spiritually and emotionally. But whichever way... it is a true reflection of our humanity and interconnectivity when we turn around to extend a hand, hope, and/or safe-haven to a fellow human, if we can.🌹🕊

And yes... I am a lover of butterflies—have been all of my life.🦋

#SeekGodEarly🕊🙏🏾

#LoveGod&LovePeople♥️🕊

**both of which are God’s commandments**

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