The Butterfly Struggle

Struggling...

Given that the Butterfly must get free from being trapped in it’s cocoon, if it wants to just live. (& we think our challenges are tough!) I see a couple great lessons about working thru challenges: 1) The Butterfly must struggle on it’s own to get free to gain the physical ability to be able to fly. (I knew Birds have a similar thing happen by having to struggle thru their shells) 2) Getting free does not always happen on the first attempt. Sometimes it takes several attempts. 3) Rest & recuperation are required to allow us to gain the energy for another attempt at freedom. 4) Helping others out of their struggles just makes them weaker and can do more harm than good. (I should mind my own business) 5) I should be Grateful for all my struggles! The more I work through, the stronger I will Become and the higher I will be able to fly!! So to the Butterflies everywhere - keep struggling and do not give up! Rest if you must, but try again until you can fly! ❤️☮️🍀

Struggles

I learned that our struggles are what makes us as a better person. However I feel like why must I struggle all the time. What is the purpose for this repetitious cycle.

The ending was good

I did not like the story, I am more interested in the ones with her telling me it’s gonna be okay and make me feel safe. But I liked the strength and words she gave me at the end.

Reminded

I am reminded that God knows my life’s path. He knows the work that I must do to become my own person. He knows that I must make my own way through the hole in my cocoon, and that for my entire life I’ve looked to others to help make that whole bigger. These are lessons in life that I am learning now. They aren’t easy. But at the end, and along the way, are sights and views and experiences that aren’t possible any other way. I will fly, on my own two wings. I will use the strength that I have, that I have for so long denied existed. I am worth it. I am deserving of those wings. I have earned them, and I have paid the price. I am reminded that I am on God’s timetable. Not mine. I am His child, on this earth to do His work, as he intends. That path, and that work, is becoming clearer....but no less easy.

Struggling

I like the story it tell me whatever you struggle with give to the lord and all your troubles shall be over.

The Importance of experiencing STRUGGLES

In order for me to fully grow and learn from my trials and mistakes, I must embrace the times in my life when I feel like I’m struggling. It’s an act of faith, to keep on persisting and striving to do my best when difficulties arise— I must trust that God’s has a plan for me and and fully believe without a doubt that any obstacles that are put in my way are there for a purpose that will ultimately teach me a life lesson that is a crucial part of my life journey.

Rerun

This same story already exists here on Aura, by a different practitioner, and is slightly different, with a child in the protagonist’s role. This isn’t the only duplicate I’ve discovered, either. You all probably ought to at least compare notes before uploading your content.

Life is hard

I think that your story about the butterfly shows us a lot about the life. Once you have many struggles you‘ll realize that you can do better and stressing yourself is kinda usefull, if you really want to do something, you‘ll have to deal with pressure and stress. That‘s literally good.

The butterfly struggle story reflection

Struggles will always be there in our life’s they are there to make us stronger and to grow as a person.

Butterflies

Life can be a struggle and sometimes people have the tendency of wanting to help out as much as they can before they know the details of a species survivor techniques. I not saying this is a bad feeling wanting to help because it's human nature in some people but just observing the butterfly struggle with loving thoughts that new birth is coming fore, trusting the butterfly will make it through with ease, having a peace of mind it will survive the birthing process and in good health; while, rejoicing that all the struggling was worth the freedom it received from the butterfly cocoon birth canal is helpful assistance. This is a lesson I appreciate learning because it helps me to know how to strengthen a situation instead of being an enabler that may cause a weakness in the flight to life journey. Even with family & friends .

The Butterfly Struggle

The more I struggle the stronger I am💪🏻 Am I also became fearless 😊

Struggles

I learned that struggles are what make me improve and are what make me stronger 💪😄

calm

i learned that i can feel safe no matter where i’m @, but my room is where i’m the safest.. meditation is good for the soul, the mind, the heart, the whole body.

I noticed that putting on the radio is comforting.

I learned that I'm not always live on the #show. I learned that I can live through struggles.

Don’t rush

We learn when we struggle. We learn something. We just have to see it

🦋

To spread wise words from a comment I read elsewhere; Breakdowns lead to breakthroughs. :) 💧🏔🔥💎

Our struggles create our strengths

I think there are two morals to this story. The struggle of the butterfly needing to express herself through the tiny hole in order to be able to fly, hence, your struggles are actually good for us. And the other moral is the man: sometimes when we think we are helping we are not. More specifically, he inserted himself into someone else’s struggle trying to be the hero. But he knew nothing of what the butterfly actually needed. Because of this he actually made her situation worse, helping her in the moment but hurting her in the long run.

Butterfly Struggles

The struggles in my life are important and need to take place because they serve a purpose. Everyone needs to work through their own unique struggles in order to become who they are supposed to be.

Struggles

Often times we forget that struggle is vital to our existence. It’s the part that hurt the most, but most rewarding. Hope should always be there, struggles are temporary. This story just enlighten my whole being. Exactly what I needed!

Aug 13

This session had a great story and meaning and I will try to really remember it. Now I am feeling tired and lazy.

What doesn’t kill ya makes your stronger

The struggles that come our way are opportunities to learn and grow. They can inspire reflection that enables us to shed what doesn’t serve us and fine-tune ourselves. Embrace the challenges and evolve.

Every struggle has a purpose

Especially during hard times, it can either make or break you if you allow it.

why

yo wtf now I'm just anxious about that poor butterfly so thanks

Beauty

I was reminded that we each face struggles daily. Often we forget that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and In weakness there in lies strength. Miracles can happen often in the form of wise people with kind hearts.

Butterfly struggle

I was reminded that we all go through some struggles in order to learn, develop, and grow.

Meh

This story didn’t really have an effect on my, but it did make me think. Think that maybe all that I’m going through is leading to something beautiful and amazing if I can just wait a little longer

feelings

this story made me think a lot but i still feel okay even after the session.

Struggling

I have been feeling very tired and stressed for months. This story helps me realize that if you don’t experience the bad times , you can’t appreciate the good ❤️

Struggle = Strength

I learned that sometimes we need to struggle and go through hard times so we can come out the other side of it stronger. I may never go back to being the person I was before I started struggling with anxiety, but I can be a better version of the person I’ve always wanted to be.

Amazing

I learned that even though we make mistakes those mistake help us grow as a person to be stronger and smarter

No more than you can take

As a Christian I know God never gives us more than we can take. He did the same for the butterflies He gave them enough hardship to make them beautiful. So when He gives us hard times we are becoming beautiful in His eyes.

Butterfly

Struggle is what leads to personal growth and learning, we must not be too concerned with others or we will never be free to be ourselves

Smiling Tuesday 8-28-18

It’s always nice to get help from others but when it comes to nature I guess you need to know what you’re doing. I guess that goes for life too. Thank you, Aura! Have a nice day Everyone!😀

I get it

I have been helped through struggles that ended up hindering me later bc I didn’t learn how to deal with those issues myself.

Value the struggle

The struggle is the most important part of the process. It’s part of the learning that takes place.

just a note

ive been having a rough day and this story really put things in perspective 💜

The Butterfly Struggle

It pains me to say, because I’m a culprit of this, but you have to let people figure themselves out. It’s part of their development into who they are meant to be. This was prevalent to me in a couple relationships I’ve had, where I wanted nothing more than to be a helping hand or a pillar for my partner. But by doing so took away from them. I’ve learned that nothing is more beautiful than seeing a person grow on their own and to witness the results

One of my favorite stories.

There is beauty at the end of times that seem impossible to overcome. I wouldn’t wish my life any other way, so many beautiful things wouldn’t have happened without my struggles 💜

Note to self

struggles are made to help us grow as a person and become stronger

Butterfly Struggles

Such an amazing story! Nature presents us with so many lessons. Thank you for sharing this one.🙏 I love butterflies and will let them remind me to be strong as I struggle along my journey. 🦋

Transformation

Pressure and stress give me strength and fortitude. I am who I am because of my experiences. While I wish them upon no one, I cringe when others apologize for the hurt. Some day my gifts will be needed. Some day my story will give comfort. Some day people will see my strength and not my weakness. I am a survivor.

Butterfly struggle

What a beautiful story. Shows how every part and experience of our existence serves our very existence. Our struggles make us stronger. Not everything that seems grim and challenging is actually dark. It could serve a higher beneficial outcome.

Butterfly Struggle

This story really makes you think and meditate on what is being said. I loved that there was a little story but a sort of life lesson was paired with that.

The Man on the Subway

I actually listened to another story entitled, “The Man on the Subway”. However, the premise of that story rings true. Sometimes we are quick to assume and their is an underlying issue we know nothing about. Moral don’t be quick to judge just because it is happening around you.

The Butterfly Struggle

We only have ourself and not rely entirely on others to overcome circumstances in life

The butterfly struggle

You are what you do. You have what it takes its just that you need to push yourself and go ahead with it instead of waiting for your guardian angel. And a reflection is never "too short".

Oct. 4

struggles are important in life to make us stronger. we must learn to never give up and tackle these struggles we have in life.

Butterfly

I do believe that when you meet a person or a person just crosses are path there is a reason it makes you who you are today same with the struggle it creates us💜

Sad story

I didn’t like hearing that the butterfly was crippled because of someone’s compassion

learn to deal with hard stuff bf the good stuff

I’ve been struggling to understand why God had “put” me in the situation I am in now. I am starting to understand it’s part of his bigger picture and to have hope, this was my first story and it really inspired me.

help

help might not be easy to see but it will come soon! your not alone and god will send you someone to help you through your struggles

Be grateful

I took from this story that no matter what life gives you, ups and downs, you have to be grateful for the experience even though it may be hard at times. You can take the positives and make them even better and you can take the negatives and learn from them.

WOW! Just WOW!

Although this is true I don’t think that people should never accept someone’s help.Sometimes they cannot survive without that help so today’s lesson is: Life is hard but life is good.When you find yourself in some strange position or problem, be grateful for that lesson and see that transformation as something good because that’s what it is.

bbbbutterfly

struggles are necessary to grow, but I don't agree why don't need help through them. we need people.

brilliant!🖤

I learned that, even though we want are struggles to end as quickly as possible, we need to wait. For in the end of the struggle, we turn into the butterfly we were meant to be💜

I’m a butterfly 🦋

I often have joked that I am a caterpillar and one day will turn into a butterfly, but I had no idea of the struggle that a butterfly goes through to emerge strong from its cocoon. It’s such a good analogy for what I go through with my physical health problems and I’m not being stubborn not wanting to rely on others: I’m a butterfly! And my struggles will be worth it as I become a strong butterfly! 🤗🦋

Can I be a butterfly?

I have found myself in an extremely difficult situation. I don't even know who I am any more. Maybe I am a butterfly in my cocoon just waitung for my wings to be strong.

Interesting coincidence!

I’ve had this story before here at Aura, though the main character was a child who “helped” the butterfly “escape”its restrictive cocoon, ultimately dooming it. As I posted earlier, today I treated my wife and children to one of our usual trips to the world-famous monarch butterfly grove in Pismo Beach California! We’re sure to return there several times during the migration trip the butterflys take up and down the west coast, because we enjoy the trip so much! Good friends who moved away from our area some time ago are going to make a trip to visit around Thanksgiving, and we’ll likely take them then.

Time for healing

Patience pays off as we build strength through suffering. Our character forms as we struggle and accommodate to life’s circumstances. As I’m battling a bad ear infection & virus, I’m aware it’s important for me to relax (easier said than done). I will recover sooner by practicing meditation and napping.

Learning from struggles

That be be quite difficult to embrace the struggle. No one likes to be in difficult positions but without them we would never learn for the future. I am currently going through a struggle and I just want to breeze through it instead of embracing it and see it as a lesson. Maybe, it’s one of those times for me to learn again.

There may be tough times

But those tough times will make you strong, experienced and even wiser. Keep on going don’t ever stop

10 Things to Be Grateful For

What a wonderful way to be thankful. I am going to continue this practice of listing them daily.

The Butterfly Struggle

In life, our struggles are what allow us to become even stronger, and nobody can complete those struggles for us but ourselves.

To live purposefully.

I learned that it's concerned wise to "triggle" the struggling circumstance for we can, not only exlisting, but living pospectfully.

Struggles shape us

I learned that our struggles shape who we are and without them we wouldn’t be ourselves and discover who we are. If we have no struggles we are living our life wrong x

Growth

I've been faced with many challenges this year and this story has helped me realize what I've gained from those struggles

So true

It’s the struggles that we find ourselves and our courage to move forward in life. ❤️❤️❤️

Sponge Breathing

This mindfulness approach helped focus my attention on something else rather than my anxiety.

Growth

I am struggling right now to cope with my stress and this makes me realize that I will be even better than before and stronger in the future once the stress has passed.

The butterfly effect

This is my second time listening to this story. I interpreted it differently the first time around assigning it to others when I’ve come to see that the same goes for me. I need to stop relying on my close support network so much. Learn to be comfortable and happy with myself anywhere not just where my family is. (Recently moves far far away from hometown where all friends and family are) I’ve been having a hard time adjusting to life up here but having aura has really helped me come to grips with life lessons we learn you and just forget somewhere along the way.

Baby steps

I learned that I could tap into a frequency that I didn’t know existed; after a point in my life that I manifested negativity and hate, I believe the wavelength I’m at now needs to be adjusted

Just a few moments

I learned to stop and breath instead of just getting angry. Think of something positive or other than my current stressful situation

Struggle

There’s beauty in the struggle. Struggle helps strengthen us in ways we grow to appreciate later on.

struggles

without struggling we would never learn what really is life ..

Struggle

There’s a lesson at the end of me struggling always and if I jump to quickly and try to get help (even though the intention is good) I might not fully learn my lesson if I don’t persevere through it myself. I hate struggling but it’s creating a better me.

Life's struggles help me grow

This concept is not new to me but it is helpful to be reminded of this. Sometimes the day in day out issues of life just seem too much!!

Eh

I feel like I need people to uplift me. But I understand that you need to be your own motivation

Thoughtful

I live in a place with war, poverty and a lot of struggle, so in a way I kind of knew this but I never thought about it. This brought it out and made me think who I might've been if I hadn't gone through so many struggles. But aside from that it was kinda depressing.

Struggles

Without struggles and challenges we would never grow and get stronger as a person.

How it relates

I think that the same sort of struggles can form someone as they are growing up when they do reach that point where they have to escape their cocoon they have to learn and adapt to adulthood.

The Butterfly Struggle

although this story doesn't connect immediately to me, it did help to calm me down and allow me to think about the lesson in the long term :)

Butterfly Struggle

I didn’t want to listen to this because I’d done it many months ago, but wasn’t able to get to another story. As I listened, I soon found it perfect for current situations in my life. I’ve found myself wanting to help my adult daughter and adult granddaughter and even the great grandkids to avoid the struggles they are dealing with because it’s hard to watch those you love struggle. The story reminded me struggling is how we learn. Thank you, Aura!!

the butterfly stuggle

This story was perfect for me at the moment i was feeling really down. This helped me realize alot. I always ask for help maybe i need to start helping myself sometimes too.

Struggle is Calibration

Having the awareness for what we are going through is important. It allows a break through of change that is uncomfortable now but brings great joy and happiness, later.

03.07.2019/23h55

This is reminds me of a similar situation that I am going through right now. This story felt relatable.

Struggle

I learned that I can struggle throughout my life. And sometimes I don’t need help from others, I can do it by myself. Though when I do need help, I will always have support and love and someone who watches over me, with their best interest.

❤️❤️

That u need to face your challenges not hide behind others and that if others help you you will never grow big strong wings

challenge

Challenges make us stronger as long as we do not become a victim but see it as a growing point. "With difficulty comes ease" Al-Quraan

A new day

Letting things go is setting yourself free again. Love the new you, cherish the new you and let yourself time to grow.

Work in Progress

A wonderful analogy. I do indeed hope that the challenging periods have a purpose and will help me, even though I don’t (or can’t) see it now. I will keep going.

Balance of kindness

sometimes in life, we have to face our struggles and obstacles alone and not relying too much of other people's help. Because that is how we truly develop ourselves. as much as we want to help others, we can't do everything for them, only when they really need it.

Another Ricky Road

I am kinda going through sometjing so tiny or juvenile and it kinda makes me upset at hiw much it effects me. My friend. someone who I really trust is always trying to get with ir talk to any guy that I find some intrest in. She's the pretty one so the always like her more but I'm starting to get fed up. I learned that eventually this will all mean nothing and that all these bumps are something I need to adapt to in order for the road to pave out. 😊

Struggle

We all struggle from time to time. However, we learn from struggling. We grow from struggling. Sometimes, as this story goes, we must go through the struggle to spread our wings. ❤️🦋

I am going through a rough time

I learned that, I do need these tough times. But right now I need people to let me know that they love me as I go through the tough time. For a while I have gone through some tough stuff that I have no control over and it just transformed me into this depressed and anxious person when that's not me at all. I realize this isn't my personality but it is my mentality in which I want to improve upon. I feel trapped in my own mind with my thoughts just swirling around me. I can't escape them and I have trouble trying to think of something good that can happen instead of something bad. I want to believe there is hope in my situation right now but it's just hard. And I feel like no one is going to notice because I completely put all my emotion and hurt into my school work because I need some sort of distraction but the fact that I lack any motivation to try makes me feel unfulfilled with my good grades and like they're only made up of my pointless negativity that has embodied me. I want to be alive and happy. Not alive and in fear of my own irrational thoughts.

Helps me but..

I understand that my problems are helping me become even stronger than I already was, this helps me a lot. Still, I get sad and anxious so easily these day.

The story

it was good but simple and short. there needed to be more to it.

Open Awareness

Be aware and feel how the breath moves throughout the body. It can move and comfort you. You can always return to it.

Like cicadas

I must embrace the struggles to help develop my strength and growth. Not pass them off on others. They are here to add to my life

The Butterfly Struggle

My metamorphosis requires timing, patience and fortitude to complete it.

The story

I learned that without struggles we can never grow. We need to let things go and find the new us

The Butterfly Struggle

We cannot always rely on others to help us through our struggles.

Struggles = Opportunities for growth.

Histories and heroes are made through struggles. Struggles are windows through which I see my flaws and area for growth. It is also through that window that I see a better tomorrow me.

Worth the Struggle

Nice to hear a story that reflects upon the importance of our necessary struggles.

Butterfly struggle

You should just let things go and struggle it will make you learn

This story tho

After hearing this story it hit home with what’s going on with my life. And I’m glad I decided to purchase this app.

Struggle makes us stronger

Doing it on our own makes us better. But how do we know when to ask for help? Is it when asking is harder than the struggle?

Butterfly Struggle

This helped me realize that I need to learn to handle my struggles on my own rather than rely / put it on others. Struggling will make me stronger and grow as an individual.

It help me to realize that to never give up.

Be positive thro hard times and stay at peace.i love to meditate and keep going even when everythimg i going wrong believe in yourself

What if the buttterfly waits for the man?

I listened to this and realised all my life that if the man was there I would stop trying to emerge myself. This metaphor helps me see what has happened and to stop waiting for the man to help me out of my cocoon

Dont stop

I need to struggle to get to where I want to be. And that sometimes helping others is like hurting them unintentionally, because if you don’t understand something, then you shouldn’t offer to help Is that help may destroy their life.

Hard decisions

I learned that hard decisions make us who we are and we can’t always rely on others to help us.

Self reliance

I learned that I should push myself in order to grow . My biggest challenge is self doubt. The more I meetan obstacle, the more I want to run away. My life's work is to overcome this problem.

Lovely

That’s true a lot lot of people struggle but through time they navigate to make them selfs more independent! - Jade (God bless your soul)

The Importance of Struggle

I learned that working to solve our own struggles is important to do because it makes us grow and strengthen.

Inner VS external monologue clash

Mind rambling while hearing this story, trying to apply it to my life. Wish I had taken the moment to listen truly and apply later.

Great

This is a great message to show how what you are going through will make you stronger and help you grow. People who are handed everything in life and don’t know struggle in the long run are hindering themselves.

I really love this

I. Could not sleep until now I love this app could you also make kid stories too?

Today, I know that my life is ok. I’m clean and I miss my baby boy Wiley. I like saying his name. I

I’ve been struggling, I want my baby boy home in his urn. Please God, make that right

Struggle makes you stronger

I’m sure most people heard this story and related to the butterfly’s struggle with their own struggles. I looked at the man. I learned that as a parent it is not doing my child any favors to take her struggles away from her but to let her find her own strength my pushing through the tough time that life dishes out to all of us.

Struggle will exist, you must adapt and get stronger and stand tall from the struggle

I learned that it is okay to struggle and continue to push through the difficult challenges we may face

Embracing my struggle as the fluid to My wings

I learned that I can think I'm being kind by helping something grow but sometimes my support is about fixing something. Some times just being there is enough...You being a crutch could hurt someones growth

I have been dealing with the effects of racism in the US. This helped me process my own struggles

It’s ok to struggle. In struggling through we can gain valuable skills that build us to who we need to be.

Deal with it

I learnt that I need to face my struggles head on. Deal with the shit

The Butterfly Suspension

By focusing on the path that the butterfly ought take and staying observant, we can find a good exploration for the Butterfly.

The butterfly struggle

I learned that we just don’t have struggles bugs and animals do to 🌈🦋👏🏾 Loves story by MaKaleigh

I am strong

I learned that I am strong; because of the struggles, the strength comes from The Holy spirit.🙏🏼 God created all living things big and small 🦋🥰 I am Gratefully blessed with his mercies and Grace. To be transformed by the renewing of your mind, body,and heart. Romans 12:2😇

The butterfly like I

Without the struggles we face in life, we aren’t built to handle the experiences we need next. We are strong but we need to be weak at moments to be our strongest.

Struggle Life🙃

I learned that to be able to learn, you just have to let things happen, and yes, it may stress you but that’s how your brain tests you and it’s how your brain grow stronger.☺️

Struggle

I learned that even if we are struggling then just keep trying

Struggle on

It's a beautiful thing. I learned that through my struggle I gained strength enough to fly.

Butterfly cocoon

Our struggles make us stronger for the next chapters of our lives

Struggle is necessary

I may not like it, but I HAVE to accept that struggles make me stronger. I can’t grow without them. I need to learn to approach them in a more healthy way—not with anger and fear, but with acceptance, seeking the lessons they teach.

I loved it

Great story! I will remember this when life is difficult. At times we want an easy way out of life but sometimes we cant escape what we are going through until we are ready. Sometimes nature has to take its course. We can’t rush the sunrise anymore than we can rush our progress.

Struggle

Sometimes we must struggle to realize how strong we really are

Struggle

I learned that or remember that the struggles in life is what we learn from them sometimes it's really hard we have to go through with them and then we have to learn,it myight turn out later in life we may need it

Butterfly Struggle

I learned that there’s a big difference between supporting someone’s growth and stunting someone’s growth. The greatest gift I can give my child is to let go so she can grow. That is my struggle.

Butterfly Struggle

Some struggles in life are needed to fully grow and mature, we are all capable of our own metamorphosis

Growing naturally

It’s through our struggles that we grow naturally as individuals in the way nature intended.

Feeling stuck

I learned that although I feel absolutely stuck in a specific situation at the moment, perhaps this is where I am meant to be at this time in order to learn an important lesson. Maybe I just need to surrender to the moment, accept what is, and allow Divine timing to help me shift when the time is right?