"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." — Maya Angelou 📜✨ It’s so easy to look at the finished product—the "aesthetic" life, the success, the glowing skin—and forget the messy, dark, and difficult transition that happened in the cocoon. 🕯️🌿 Real growth isn't always pretty; sometimes it’s breaking apart so you can become something entirely new. Give yourself grace for the seasons where you're still changing, still learning, and still hidden away. The wings are coming, but the transformation is what makes the beauty earned. 🦢🖤🌫️
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