There is no better metaphor for dramatic personal change than a caterpillar becoming a butterfly, leaving behind its old way of being, so it can truly take flight.
For those who are longing to fly, the 5 simple steps laid out in this book will help you navigate your own metamorphosis and transform your hope into fulfillment.
Just like the caterpillar who must dissolve into a “soup” on its transformative journey, your time in Butterfly Soup will leave you changed from the inside out, and enable you to find happiness that is truly sustainable.
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INTRODUCTION 1
Stage 1: Precipitate of Change 3
The Nature of Change 3
Change in Western Culture 5
“The Center Will Not Hold” 5
How to recognize it: 6
Action steps: 7
Stage 2: Building the Chrysalis 9
It’s OK Not to Know the Specifics 9
Identifying the Soul of the Goal 9
Developing the Inner Compass 10
Building Your Support System 11
The Pyramids Were Built One Stone at a Time 12
In The End, All You’ve Got Is You 12
How to recognize it: 13
Action steps: 13
Stage 3: Metamorphosis Begins 15
Inhabit Your Vulnerability 16
Keep Moving Forward 16
How to recognize it: 17
Action Steps: 17
Stage 4: Confronting Resistance 19
Form Resists Change 19
The “You” You Don’t See 19
Borrowing Trouble 20
Emotional Excavation 20
Guilt & Judgment 21
Self Harm Versus Harm Reduction 21
Ego Earthquakes 22
“Hell Is Other People” 23
How to recognize it: 24
Action Steps: 24
Stage 5: Breakthrough 27
Engage the Win 27
Butterfly Wings Need Time To Dry 27
How to recognize it: 28
Action Steps: 28
Troubleshooting 29
1. Do you feel safe? 29
How to recognize it: 29
Action Steps: 30
2. Are you nutritionally deficient? 30
How to recognize it: 31
Action Steps: 31
3. Are you engaging in negative self talk? 31
How to recognize it: 31
Action Steps: 32
4. Are you allowing faith to supersede action? 32
How to recognize it: 33
Action Steps: 33
5. Maybe it’s not your goal? 33
How to recognize it: 33
Action Steps: 33
6. Are you addicted to the flush of a new project? 34
How to recognize it: 34
Action Steps: 34
7. Are you stuck in a catch-22? 34
How to recognize it: 35
Action Steps: 35
8. Are you navigating multiple simultaneous goals? 35
How to recognize it: 36
Action Steps: 36
9. Do your fears feel overwhelming? 36
How to recognize it: 36
Action Steps: 36
10. Are you disregarding your progress and accomplishments? 37
How to recognize it: 37
Action Steps: 37
In parting… 39
About the Author 41