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A Butterfly’s Lesson

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and…Read more

By larry in acceptance, Addiction, ADHD, adolescents, Anxiety, butterfly, CBT, change, cocoon, Cognitive Distortions, compassion, Delayed Gratification, Depression, Happiness, Jon Kabat Zinn, MBCT, MBSR, Meditation, metamorphosis, metaphor, mindfulness, North York, North York General Hospital, panic attacks, Parenting, Toronto on October 8, 2014