I began to tell a simple tale everyone knew, a tale of a caterpiller that wanted more out of life than eating and sleeping, but every day was the same. One day however, when she was resting on a branch she felt the need to spin. She began to spin and spin until she was deep inside a chrysalis where she thought she would die. She stayed inside her new home waiting for death, but it didn't happen. Some days later she just had to get out. She began to push and push and little by little she broke out of the chrysilis. She was exhausted and rested on a tree branch. Finally   as she tried to  stretch her legs she discovered she now had wings and could fly. She had turned into a butterfly!

When I finished, I went to each person and offered them the story as I looked into their eyes. When I sat down, A HUGE butterfly flew out from behind the waterfall and circled around our heads. Everyone cheered.

About a week later a man joined me for coffee and said, "Hey, Lucy, remember that butterfly?" I calmly said,"Yes," thinking, "Of course I remember the butterfly!" "Well, you didnt know this about me," he went on. "That day at the waterfall was my first trip here without  my wife. She died a month ago, and I wasn't sure I could go on. When I saw that butterfly, I knew it was for me." "I am sure you are right. "I said.

A few weeks later, a woman sat down with me at dinner.  "Remember that butterfly? " she asked tentatively. "Of course, I remember that butterfly." I said thinking, "How could I forget that butterfly?!" "Well," she said. "You didn't know this, but I came up here that weekend to think about getting a job. I was so sure no one would want to hire me- I have never worked outside the home. When I saw that butterfly, I knew it was for me!" "Absolutely!" I responded enthusiastically.