The Lotus Butterfly

One cannot fail to see this exquisite flower and its inspired wisdom and beauty. She blooms into self-reverence and victory of the spirit, embodying strength from the earths sun-kissed sky while emerging from a dirty pond of muddy waters full of lifes painful lessons and persecution. She is the womb of the world, a symbol of love, hope, peace, and purity. Never fully sprouting her petals, her center is protected by her half-opened wings, not exposing her to vulnerability for observationuntil the day the enchanting, bodacious butterfly interrupts her blossom and eloquently flutters his way into her core, settling comfortably on her petals for a while. Her delicacy is exposed as he tastes her fragile innocence, and she begins to learn the lessons behind the beauty, charm, and deception of the butterfly. She becomes infused in a spiritual awakeningthe enlightening, the rebirth, and the resurrectiondiscovering for herself her succulent core.The Lotus Butterfly is an integrated work of self-help, filled with articles, short stories, testimonies, and poetic influences. Courageously writing with raw and provocative insight, Kiwalema depicts love, pain, healing, and hope magnificently as she makes a metaphor for her journey through the symbolic lotus butterfly.