Meet Butterfly Girl

Dear Friend,

I’d love to tell you a little about who I am and how Butterfly Girl came to be.

My journey didn’t begin in a beautiful garden. It began in what seemed like a garden full of weeds.

Looking back, I can see there were always beautiful flowers growing beneath them. I just couldn’t see them. The weeds had become so familiar that I thought they were all there was. Day after day, I found myself fighting them, giving them all of my attention, never realizing that whatever we consistently pay attention to grows.

Eventually, I stopped fighting.

Not because I suddenly grew wiser, but because I had reached a point in my life where I no longer had any answers.

Around that time, I was introduced to some extraordinary people and some very helpful practices that slowly began changing the way I experienced life.

Little by little, I learned to notice my thoughts without judging them. I learned to sit with my emotions instead of running from them. I learned to accept the parts of myself I had deemed unworthy. I discovered that peace wasn’t something I had to earn. It was something I could cultivate through my attention to it.

Then I discovered something that changed everything.

I realized I didn’t have to spend my days rehearsing everything that could go wrong. I could begin imagining what was beautiful instead. I could imagine myself peaceful, capable, joyful, deeply loved, and free. The more often I returned to those feelings, the more naturally they began showing up in my everyday life.

Of course, I still forget sometimes.

Some days I remember.
Some days I forget.
Some days I feel like I’ve failed completely.