
The only thing in life that never changes is change itself. Nothing is ever truly permanent; the way the sun looks as it rises is a unique painting each day; the flow of the ocean's salty water is never still, not even for a brief moment; babies, plants, and kittens literally transform overnight, sprouting buds on sprigs, or little toes poking brand new holes through patterned socks. Metamorphosis celebrates the beauty, the pain, the grit, and the discomfort involved in transformation. Sometimes we must tear down and deconstruct what exists in order to make space for something new - hopefully something better. There are times when there's no way to continue building and growing without dismantling and dissecting what currently exists to discover what could be. Hope is crucial in the process of the Phoenix. When we light that match to cremate what has survived, we rely on hope to comfort us in knowing we're making the right decision to leave the past behind us and move towards something new, unknown, and more powerful.