Butterflies Mean Growth and Transformation

"If you aren't growing you aren't living," the self help experts often tell us. But, what happens when those 'butterflies" appear in your stomach? In the old days it meant fight or flight and that danger was on the way. Today, we are told if you are comfortable you are not growing. So, butterflies mean growth and transformation! As a group of Beyond the Bus Stop Moms take on creating local BTBS chapters---there are plenty of butterflies going around. It is the kind that makes you nervous yet excited like a kid who is anticipating something special is about to happen. Why do some people avoid those feelings of butterflies? They may think think the discomfort is a signal to stop what is causing it. I know I have missed opportunities in the past because of that. However, I have learned that it is a sign of growth. So, we need to rethink how we look at that feeling. Don't be afraid to take on something new because living beyond the bus stop is living beyond the status quo. And, yes that may cause your stomach to go a flutter---but imagine how much you will grow and learn about yourself by taking a chance in trying something new.