{"id":1324,"date":"2018-01-08T10:01:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T10:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/healingandtransformation\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2018-01-08T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T10:01:13","slug":"burning-butterflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/healingandtransformation\/2018\/01\/burning-butterflies.html","title":{"rendered":"Burning Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/370\/2018\/01\/maxresdefault.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1337\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/370\/2018\/01\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8txvXDXk6uA\/maxresdefault.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"445\" \/><\/a>2018 is upon us. How was the\u00a0holiday season?\u00a0Did you make it through unscathed?<\/p>\n<p>These times can be confronting. We may even\u00a0feel we\u2019ve dropped into the depths of darkness or\u00a0the void of despair.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re inside that black hole\u00a0and the darkness is all you can see and feel, it\u2019s difficult to imagine there may be hope.<\/p>\n<p>There is hope. Please hang in there.<\/p>\n<p>Take time out, be patient, and seek help wherever you can find it. Suffering alone makes the whole experience of despair deeper. There is help available, and there are those who do understand.<\/p>\n<p>The light at the end of the tunnel is no illusion; the tunnel is. The tunnel is the illusion of separation, the illusion of being alone, the illusion of being lost.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe are all on the same path\u2026 Our separation from each other is an illusion of consciousness.\u201d<\/em> ~ Albert Einstein<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Life is an imperfect experience, a journey that, for everyone, contains light and dark aspects. Suffering is part of growth. Goethe said,<em> \u201cthe point of life is life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Why stay positive?<\/p>\n<p>Why keep the faith?<\/p>\n<p>There is a helpful Proverb that leads the way into the light, <em>&#8220;Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The way shower is that when we doubt the most, when the journey gets the hardest, that&#8217;s when we learn the most. That&#8217;s where our breakthroughs lie &#8211; on the other side of our comfort zone. Don&#8217;t give up now!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve come way too far!<\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><em>You are a creation of God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is why you really are good enough.<\/em><br \/>\n_________________________________________________<br \/>\nYou are awesome as you are, and I love you!<br \/>\nAnd if you love me back, please click \u2018share\u2019 up at the top!<\/p>\n<p>David Starlyte (ND) &#8211; Australia&#8217;s Leading Soul-Coach, Speaker and Ascension-Guide.<\/p>\n<p>My guidance is channeled from Spirit, channeled from the STARS. I&#8217;m a gateway, or portal to soul enlightenment (basically self-knowledge). Find out more about me:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/davidstarlyte.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.davidstarlyte.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow me on Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iamstarlyte\" target=\"_blank\">davidstarlyte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image source: Via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8txvXDXk6uA\/maxresdefault.jpg\">Ytimg<\/a><br \/>\nNo copyright infringements intended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 is upon us. How was the\u00a0holiday season?\u00a0Did you make it through unscathed? These times can be confronting. We may even\u00a0feel we\u2019ve dropped into the depths of darkness or\u00a0the void of despair. 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