Trina Paulus Free Quote

by Steve M Nash
(Hebden Bridge, UK)

Weekly Wonder Online: 31

This online edition of The Weekly Wonder is about Trina Paulus's free inspirational quotation that begins "How does one become a butterfly?... ". And I offer my personal explanation of Paulus' inspirational quote, in both text and video form...

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Trina Paulus wonders...

"How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."

Listen to my thoughts about Trina Paulus's free inspirational quote in the video below. You'll also discover a bit more about a favourite part of West Yorkshire, this time Hebden Bridge train station (West Yorkshire, UK).

What I Wonder...

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So, as I kind of say in the video - you did play the video, didn't you? ;-) - this Trina Paulus inspirational quote is all about the benefits of change.

Simply, Trina Paulus tells us that our 'great self' awaits, and *all* we need do is give up our 'normal self' - the one we've become so familiar and comfortable with.

So, give up the comfortable, to embrace the great AND the unknown!

Hmm, sounds much more challenging put like that, though.

Still, as I say in this video, I've (for some reason) decided to give up on 'familiar', recently, to try something new.

I've decided to sing in my own band (having never thought of myself as someone who could sing since my music teacher told me I grunted when I was aged 9)

I want to have a go at the ultimate public speaking test, I want to perform a 5-minute stand-up comedy routine (if anybody laughs, that's a bonus!)

BELIEVE ME when I tell you that being a singer and trying out as a stand up comedian are completely left-field ideas for me, and NOBODY has ever encouraged me to do anything like this, ever!

And I really don't know why I've decided to do it, other than 'why not?' (and maybe it is true and I AM having a mid-life crisis).

And I didn't set myself these challenges because of this quote, or even because of my involvement with SelfHelpCollective.com...

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...It's an idea that just came along, and I thought - after the surprise of having the thought - "well, why not?".

So, how about you?

What is going on in your life that is comfortable and safe and caterpillar-like? And what do you feel you'd like to do, now, to challenge yourself in a BIG way?

Of course, it's possible that you don't have any such feelings and that's fine. In that case, think on Trina Paulus' words, think on. And remind yourself, every now and then, that we really do only get to do this 'living life' business the once.

That's what I say anyway, to you, me and anybody else reading this inspirational butterfly quotes page. But, of course, I welcome your views too.

So please share your wisdom, your thoughts, regarding this Trina Paulus free quote! :-)

Thanks for reading,
Steve

PS And here are 4 more butterfly inspirational quotes

"The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity."
-- George Carlin

"Butterflies are self propelled flowers."
-- Robert Heinlein

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly."
-- Richard Bach

"If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies."
-- Author Unknown

PPS Now please comment, please have your say - thanks.