By Mary Jaksch

Have you ever had to start over in life? If so, you’ll know that big changes can be scary. The reason for the fear that can engulf us is that with sudden change, we lose any blueprint for life that we’ve been following.

Our lives can change abruptly from one moment to the next. At such times, it’s difficult to imagine that what may seem like a catastrophe may turn out to be an opportunity.

Look at the ordeal that a caterpillar has to go through in order to become a butterfly.

The chrysalis is trapped in a cocoon, where everything disintegrates. Then some cells cluster together as discs that carry a genetic blueprint for a new structure. And finally the butterfly emerges.

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