Sometimes it can feel as though we are living in the worst of times
- a world of chaos uncertainty & breakdown But could this also be the best of times
- a crucible of change in which a wiser & more spiritually mature future is being forged? The stars are most clearly visible in the deepest darkness The butterfly emerges out of the worst meltdown of the chrysalis In Born to Fly Margaret Silf helps us to explore what it would mean for each of us to be such an emerging butterfly
- to be an agent of spiritual transformation in our own lives & in the world around us What kind of future do we desire for ourselves for those who follow after us & for the whole of creation? & if the choices we make today are shaping that future how might we learn to make those choices more wisely? The second part of the book takes us on a gentle journey in five stages through the process of transformation mapped out for us by the caterpillar as it changes from a pesky garden grub taking what it wants without regard for the rest of creation to a butterfly giving life wherever it lands Born to Fly is designed to be read for personal reflection & inspiration or alongside fellow readers with suggestions for further discussion It is a companion book to Margaret's Hidden Wings