I’ve always thought that the Butterfly Effect was such an interesting concept and today’s post allowed me to learn a little more about it.

Keep on flapping, Joel.

You’ve really engaged my mind with this post Darryl, which
is good and bad.  Good because I enjoy
the mental stimulation, bad because I will not be able to focus on anything
else until I am finished with this comment. 
That may seem trivial, but what no one knows is I started formulating
this comment at 7 this morning, after reading the post.  It is the result of editing and scaling back
about 13 pages of random thoughts into a coherent statement.  I am an extraordinarily visual thinker and
the images of ‘The Butterfly Effect” shot through my brain like a kaleidoscope.  I analyzed every frame, becoming confused, then
seeing structure and order to the chaos.

I’ll admit I didn’t like the idea of a butterfly flapping
its wings being the beginning of events that lead to a tornado, at first.  The thought that something so innocent and
stunningly beautiful could be the leading cause of destruction and death was
unnerving.  Images of a butterfly on an
island in the middle of an ocean flapping its wings and a hurricane forming
started to flood my thought process. 
What about other bugs, like a grasshopper for instance; could the force
of a grasshopper jumping trigger seismic events?  I was missing the point.  At least I thought I was anyway.  You see the cause and effect simile presented
in the “Butterfly Effect” evokes feelings of fear and loss.  It also illustrates that we have no control
over the events that surround our lives.

I believe change to be the only constant in the universe,
despite what we think we know, or are so brazen to believe we have proved.  Fear and loss are the main reasons change is
resisted or avoided.  At least that’s
been my experience.  For me, learning to
embrace change is one of the keys to happiness. 
I like what Maya Angelou said, “If you don’t like something, change
it.  If you can’t change it, change your
attitude”. 

The universe is dynamic baby!  At the equator the earth is spinning over
1,000mph.  We are on a rock hurling
through space at over 66,000mph.  This
place we call home is a spec in a vast sea of things yet to be discovered or
even fathomed.  So, consciously trying to
resist or avoid change seems not only foolish, but a direct violation of the
natural order.  Maybe the real fear comes
from realizing we have far less control than we give ourselves credit for.  Maybe we resist change because that would be
admitting we don’t have the control we feel we need.  Whatever the case, I enjoy watching a
butterfly flap its wings and take flight, I am comforted knowing whatever life
brings my way, I am prepared to handle.

Thanks for stimulating the melon today Darryl, I
thoroughly enjoyed every minute.