Let's Fly

Today I set a butterfly free. No really, I did. As I made my way to work I noticed a yellow butterfly fluttering at the back window of my Beetle. (No puns intended.) It was hot in the car, so I thought to myself, "hold on little guy," and looked for a place to pull over. I made my way across the lanes of traffic and found a small country road to turn onto. Then I hopped out and opened the rear hatch. And I set the lovely butterfly free.

It was actually quite a spectacular start to my day. One small act of kindness can actually be quite invigorating. I really did not need any morning music to get into the swing of the day. All I needed was the image of that butterfly finding its freedom. I do hope that it has some homing instinct that will take it back to wherever it considers home to be. Or that it will find the fields I let it out in to be a great place to call home. At least there were some wild flowers there. In any event, it was a far better place for the butterfly than trapped in the heat of my backseat.

So today I set a butterfly free. I can't help but wonder if this bodes well for tomorrow. Somehow I have a feeling that it does.

To the butterfly in all of us............

Let's Fly.