Tearing Thoughts

Refuge.

Butterflies cannot be caught. The more you run, the further they fly, afraid of your haste, lost in the noise of your longing. But whoever pauses, whoever touches the earth with patience, who plants seeds and waters them with love, whoever builds a garden out of silence – will see how beauty flows of its own accord. For what is truly meant for you, you don't have to chase. It finds you, drawn by the scent of your devotion, by the light of your soul, by the peace that needs no nets. Stop rushing. Build your own kingdom, flower by flower, stone by stone. And one day you will notice: The butterflies have been on their way to you all along.🦋

Painting by Nickie Zimov

Arches National Park, Utah photo: Elliot McGucken