Metaphors of Life Journal: Frayed Around the Edges

Hmmm, will you keepflying even when your wings are old and worn?

Having one of those daysin which you feel frayed around the edges and not up to facing the everydaychallenges of life? The kind of day where you just want to pull the covers backover your head and hibernate for the day.

If you are, thebutterfly photo at the head of this post may be a good visual representation ofthe way you feel. The difference is that you will most likely be back on yourfeet in a day or two. The butterfly is nearing the end of its life span and isnot going to feel better tomorrow.

And yet, the butterflywas flying and doing its thing as if it was just a normal day. Butterflylifespans are measured in weeks rather than years so they do not have theluxury of taking a day off. Every day counts when you only have a handful ofthem to enjoy. We can take some inspiration from this reality to apply to ourown lives.

A frayed around theedges butterfly – a random act of metaphor to remind us that life is short andwe need to squeeze as much out of it as we can before the clock runs down.

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