Merrimack-Webster
chrys·a·lis
noun \ˈkri-sə-ləs\
: a moth or butterfly at the stage of growth when it is turning into an adult and is enclosed in a hard case
: a hard case that protects a moth or butterfly while it is turning into an adult
plural chry·sal·i·des or chrys·a·lis·es
Full Definition of CHRYSALIS
1
a : a pupa of a butterfly; broadly : an insect pupa
b : the hardened outer protective layer of a pupa
Illustration of CHRYSALIS
Origin of CHRYSALIS
Latin chrysallid-, chrysallis gold-colored pupa of butterflies, from Greek, from chrysos gold, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew ḥārūṣ gold
First Known Use: 1601
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Charity Lamprecht
More than a stage of change, it's a place of beautiful undoing. Am listening to Martha Beck's book Finding your Own North Star.
· 1 · August 18 at 7:20am
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2014
Slept fitfully, last night, which
Did not feel good
Reminded myself, repeatedly, that
During active periods of transition
That which does not feel good, today
Will heal my brain of an attitude that
Had caused me to develop a pattern, which
Led to self defeat—suggesting that
That which does not feel good, concerning
This stage of personal growth, right now
Will serve me well, over the long run
While tossing and turning in bed
I remind myself that just as a hard work out
In the gym makes us sweat and strain while
Training our bodies to lift twice our weight …
Our physical strengths are sure to cave in—unless
We think to add extra weight, little by little—
And having said that—
Let's switch from bodies to brains for this reason:
Our brains sweat and strain while old mindsets
Based in denial, transition toward healthy attitudes based in
Clarity for this reason:
The weight of deeper truth, trying to re-emerge
Indicates how much we yearn to satisfy heartfelt needs, which
Felt so painful that our defense systems repressed as much emotion
As possible, behind denial's wall of self protection—to no avail
Why to no avail? Because reality suggests that
This inner conflict between deeper truth and denial will
Continue to arouse emotional pain as long as
We refuse to set our sights on
Clarity, which suggests that no matter how far we push
Emotion into the deepest pockets of our subconscious
The truth will emerge in the end
Once we muster the courage to admit to
The power of emotions repressed
Reality suggests that while peeling away at
Defensive layers of emotional self protection
Heartfelt pain will re-emerge, repeatedly, until
A host of insights into deeper truth has been
Fully exposed, understood, accepted and
Absorbed, thus connecting both sides of our mind as one
Experience suggests that exposing deeper truth—concerning
Emotion too real to remain repressed at our core—
Feels painful, at first, for this reason:
Imagine our souls lifting a weight that
Proves too heavy for our spirits to bear without heartfelt support
On the other hand, experience also suggests
That with a patient, well practiced, positively focused
Self confident, step-by-step approach, personal growth will
Advance toward heightened layers of success with
A growing sense of intuitive ease in terms of
Replacing defensive walls with that host of insights, which
Appearing one by one, expand the framework of
Your fearful mindset until
A bigger picture shapes up, over time, allowing you to
Develop the awareness and inner strengths necessary to
Think for yourself, thus resolving your conflict in a way that had
Felt impossible when fear and denial controlled your mind
In short, each time group mentality is set aside
Our minds feel free to choose the road less taken, where
Down to our very core
We can be true to ourselves, at last
In retrospect, experience has offered me
This next lesson at every stage of my life:
Wrestling with each new phase of emotional growth
Is not for sissies
If you ask: Why is that true?
I'd reply:
Just as it's true that Mother Nature gifts
Each child with denial, which layers up
Within our minds to numb us from bouts of
Excruciating pain during our most
Vulnerable years of life
Adults must master a wide variety of inner strengths
Before we can hope to peel away at
This defensive wall, which having thickened, over time
Creates a protective chrysalis around
The injured portions of each child's mind
Therefore, before the adult, whom you and I have
Grown to be can gain insight into
Subconscious portions of our brains, which remain encased
Within a painfully traumatized—hence in need of healing—state
We must muster the courage and humility necessary to
Identify and expose personal traits in need of maturing by
Choosing to listen openly to
Expansive viewpoints, expressed with compassion, which
Hope to inspire loved ones to embrace
Personal growth with a greater sense of ease by
Moving one step forward at a time, day by day
And as every effective leader knows, this next insight proves true:
Whomsoever assumes responsibility for leading others to seek
A better place must be first in line to
Step into unexplored territory where
Healing awaits that which ails, one and all
Just reread this post aloud to myself
And Myself asked:
Annie, do you realize that you've
Written these words, concerning
Change, vulnerability, personal growth and
Leadership, countless times?
Why write them, repeatedly?
After a moment's thought, I replied:
If it's a given that personal growth is not for sissies
And if personal growth is required in the
Aftermath of each unexpected change
Then every time my brain engages actively
With deconstructing a layer of self protective chrysalis
My spirit needs to fortify my conscious mind to muster and
Make sound use of every inner strength that
I've worked to develop, thus far, suggesting, once again:
Repetition is not redundant when
My goal of personal growth sets my sights on
Identifying and de-constructing self defeating attitudes in hopes
Of expanding the scope of my brain to widen enough
To embrace and retain whatever new and improved attitude
Is in the process of shaping up—and so
I give myself these pep talks like a coach gives
His team pep talks during time out on the field—
At half time in the locker room —
After each game and before the next—
And here's why the coach in me needs to give myself
The same spiritually empowering pep talk, again and again:
Each time personal growth proves necessary, I'll need to tolerate
The anxiety of inner conflict, which arises, naturally, with change
So, when you see me pulling words like humility and courage
Out of my pocket, you'll know (as will I) that intuition is
Signaling me to give myself a series of pep talks until—
Each next phase of chrysalis is complete
At which time I'll enjoy a rest period until—
Some aspect of life turns upside down, creating unexpected change—
At which time this entire process will kick off, intuitively again—not because
I want it to, but because, like it or not—that's life!
Let me put it this way:
My soul is the intuitive coach, whispering of the wisdom of sages
My ears can open to listen and choose to embrace inevitable change or not …
My spirit is the cheer squad watching the ball spiraling through the air
My acquired strengths are the super stars on the field
My heartfelt desire concentrates on creating change for the better, play by play
My game plans inspire rookies to join and strengthen our team
My brain is the locker room, where I coach myself before each game
My speaking and listening skills are the gym, where I work out
My private little corner of the world is my stadium
My heartfelt desire is to communicate this winning attitude, far and wide
My heartfelt wish is to welcome you to know me in depth—as
I've come to know myself, thus far—and perhaps upon getting to know
Me—you'll feel eager to coach yourself to know your mind in depth, as well
Since this is the first day of the rest of our lives
It's kick off time, and the clock is ticking—soooo
Are you on the bench or on the field, running toward making a first down?
Wishing you a pensive, yet joyfully freeing, five star day!
PS—Can't believe I found this quote:
A budding writer could not emerge from his chrysalis too soon—William Du Bois
2014
Slept fitfully, last night, which
Did not feel good
Reminded myself, repeatedly, that
During active periods of transition
That which does not feel good, today
Will heal my brain of an attitude that
Had caused me to develop a pattern, which
Led to self defeat—suggesting that
That which does not feel good, concerning
This stage of personal growth, right now
Will serve me well, over the long run
While tossing and turning in bed
I remind myself that just as a hard work out
In the gym makes us sweat and strain while
Training our bodies to lift twice our weight …
Our physical strengths are sure to cave in—unless
We think to add extra weight, little by little—
And having said that—
Let's switch from bodies to brains for this reason:
Our brains sweat and strain while old mindsets
Based in denial, transition toward healthy attitudes based in
Clarity for this reason:
The weight of deeper truth, trying to re-emerge
Indicates how much we yearn to satisfy heartfelt needs, which
Felt so painful that our defense systems repressed as much emotion
As possible, behind denial's wall of self protection—to no avail
Why to no avail? Because reality suggests that
This inner conflict between deeper truth and denial will
Continue to arouse emotional pain as long as
We refuse to set our sights on
Clarity, which suggests that no matter how far we push
Emotion into the deepest pockets of our subconscious
The truth will emerge in the end
Once we muster the courage to admit to
The power of emotions repressed
Reality suggests that while peeling away at
Defensive layers of emotional self protection
Heartfelt pain will re-emerge, repeatedly, until
A host of insights into deeper truth has been
Fully exposed, understood, accepted and
Absorbed, thus connecting both sides of our mind as one
Experience suggests that exposing deeper truth—concerning
Emotion too real to remain repressed at our core—
Feels painful, at first, for this reason:
Imagine our souls lifting a weight that
Proves too heavy for our spirits to bear without heartfelt support
On the other hand, experience also suggests
That with a patient, well practiced, positively focused
Self confident, step-by-step approach, personal growth will
Advance toward heightened layers of success with
A growing sense of intuitive ease in terms of
Replacing defensive walls with that host of insights, which
Appearing one by one, expand the framework of
Your fearful mindset until
A bigger picture shapes up, over time, allowing you to
Develop the awareness and inner strengths necessary to
Think for yourself, thus resolving your conflict in a way that had
Felt impossible when fear and denial controlled your mind
In short, each time group mentality is set aside
Our minds feel free to choose the road less taken, where
Down to our very core
We can be true to ourselves, at last
In retrospect, experience has offered me
This next lesson at every stage of my life:
Wrestling with each new phase of emotional growth
Is not for sissies
If you ask: Why is that true?
I'd reply:
Just as it's true that Mother Nature gifts
Each child with denial, which layers up
Within our minds to numb us from bouts of
Excruciating pain during our most
Vulnerable years of life
Adults must master a wide variety of inner strengths
Before we can hope to peel away at
This defensive wall, which having thickened, over time
Creates a protective chrysalis around
The injured portions of each child's mind
Therefore, before the adult, whom you and I have
Grown to be can gain insight into
Subconscious portions of our brains, which remain encased
Within a painfully traumatized—hence in need of healing—state
We must muster the courage and humility necessary to
Identify and expose personal traits in need of maturing by
Choosing to listen openly to
Expansive viewpoints, expressed with compassion, which
Hope to inspire loved ones to embrace
Personal growth with a greater sense of ease by
Moving one step forward at a time, day by day
And as every effective leader knows, this next insight proves true:
Whomsoever assumes responsibility for leading others to seek
A better place must be first in line to
Step into unexplored territory where
Healing awaits that which ails, one and all
Just reread this post aloud to myself
And Myself asked:
Annie, do you realize that you've
Written these words, concerning
Change, vulnerability, personal growth and
Leadership, countless times?
Why write them, repeatedly?
After a moment's thought, I replied:
If it's a given that personal growth is not for sissies
And if personal growth is required in the
Aftermath of each unexpected change
Then every time my brain engages actively
With deconstructing a layer of self protective chrysalis
My spirit needs to fortify my conscious mind to muster and
Make sound use of every inner strength that
I've worked to develop, thus far, suggesting, once again:
Repetition is not redundant when
My goal of personal growth sets my sights on
Identifying and de-constructing self defeating attitudes in hopes
Of expanding the scope of my brain to widen enough
To embrace and retain whatever new and improved attitude
Is in the process of shaping up—and so
I give myself these pep talks like a coach gives
His team pep talks during time out on the field—
At half time in the locker room —
After each game and before the next—
And here's why the coach in me needs to give myself
The same spiritually empowering pep talk, again and again:
Each time personal growth proves necessary, I'll need to tolerate
The anxiety of inner conflict, which arises, naturally, with change
So, when you see me pulling words like humility and courage
Out of my pocket, you'll know (as will I) that intuition is
Signaling me to give myself a series of pep talks until—
Each next phase of chrysalis is complete
At which time I'll enjoy a rest period until—
Some aspect of life turns upside down, creating unexpected change—
At which time this entire process will kick off, intuitively again—not because
I want it to, but because, like it or not—that's life!
Let me put it this way:
My soul is the intuitive coach, whispering of the wisdom of sages
My ears can open to listen and choose to embrace inevitable change or not …
My spirit is the cheer squad watching the ball spiraling through the air
My acquired strengths are the super stars on the field
My heartfelt desire concentrates on creating change for the better, play by play
My game plans inspire rookies to join and strengthen our team
My brain is the locker room, where I coach myself before each game
My speaking and listening skills are the gym, where I work out
My private little corner of the world is my stadium
My heartfelt desire is to communicate this winning attitude, far and wide
My heartfelt wish is to welcome you to know me in depth—as
I've come to know myself, thus far—and perhaps upon getting to know
Me—you'll feel eager to coach yourself to know your mind in depth, as well
Since this is the first day of the rest of our lives
It's kick off time, and the clock is ticking—soooo
Are you on the bench or on the field, running toward making a first down?
Wishing you a pensive, yet joyfully freeing, five star day!
Your friend,
AnniePS—Can't believe I found this quote:
A budding writer could not emerge from his chrysalis too soon—William Du Bois
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