Sharing Responses to Emerging Courageous Newsletter 26 Update - A Chrysalis:
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From: Dabney E. Parker
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: Emerging Courageous Newsletter 26
Marilyn,
The biologist in me has to respond to
this story....... I, too, have had a chrysalis in my classroom. One was in
my classroom for a year! before it opened. AND...you may know this
already, but when they first emerge from the chrysalis the wings are
curled...and they have to take time to flap and extend them, before they are
able to fly. I don't know if that applies to your creature, don't know how
long he/she was in the jar after coming out....but it's possible that it was the
normal curly state. Hope so! Which means it probably flew away to safety
(for a while anyway!)
The same process (sort of) happens
with baby birds, that have to "fight" their way out of eggs. The
struggle of getting out is important to build their strength for what lies ahead
once they are our of their protective casing!
SO.....maybe you didn't do such a bad
thing, and maybe actually saved the chrysalis from a worse fate! Have a
grand day!
Dabney
**Response from Marilyn....
Thank you for that information...Taylor can't even remember when he gave it to
me...I think it was last summer I hope you are right that it was just
testing its wings...hope I didn't let him out too soon or too late...and I had
watched him longer and stayed out to protect him until I watched him fly
away...However, I did instruct my grandson to leave any chrysalis where he finds
them next time, so we will not cause the early demise of God's creatures. Thank
you Dabney. Marilyn
Emerging
Courageous Newsletter 26 The Chrysalis Update #2 From the Mailbag
*Dear
Marilyn, Knowing that everything occurs for a reason and knowing that all life
is connected for higher purpose, you can let yourself off the path of guilt and
sorrow knowing that the "moth" chapter of your life and the sharing of
it with others, has served a purpose bigger than yourself and is now part of the
universal energy. This didn't happen by chance or neglect - you didn't just
forget about it being in the jar and it didn't overcome its struggle for life
inside of it for no reason. It all served the purpose for others to hear of your
( and it's) experience, letting it into their hearts and coming to know what it
means to their lives and their experiences - how they value and respect the life
of all creatures. Spirit could have easily helped you to "remember" it
was in the jar and you would have let it go, but would that have had the same
effect? - I don't think so. Instead of grief and guilt, give thanks for the
lesson and move on knowing it served the good of the universe. Love to you,
Margaret Feathers
*Thank
you for sharing your Chrysalis story today. I know exactly how you feel. My son
did an experiment for his Science class, starting with catterpillars etc. We
didn't know what to do. We wanted to see it turn into a butterfly & observe,
then set it free. We followed instructions of feeding it honey if we were to
keep it longer. Well, it's wings got stuck in the honey and when we set it free,
it couldn't fly. We left it on a leave on a bush. It was gone when we checked
the area. I felt bad too. I hope it flew away... Your butterfly/moth and my
son's is probably flying happily around in heaven now... Sincerely, Terry
Varvaro from New York
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In His love , name,& glory. Melodie Tilander
Galatians 5:22. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
* Here's some good
advice that starts with...DON'T EVER – from
Sonja Canas
--DON'T EVER be reluctant to show your feelings when you're
happy. Give in to it.
Thanks
for sharing your reactions. Marilyn
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www.emergingcourageous.com