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"You cannot become while remaining unchanged."

Inside a chrysalis, a caterpillar gives up the shape that carried it this far.

For a while, there is no caterpillar and no butterfly.

Only the quiet work of becoming.

Most transformations are less dramatic than we imagine. A habit released. A story outgrown. A door left closed.

This week's reflection: What are you still carrying that belongs to a version of you you've already outlived?

– Gabi & Bea

P.S. Did you know? During metamorphosis, much of a caterpillar's body is broken down and reorganized. The butterfly is built from materials that were there all along.

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