FLY HIGH BUTTERFLY

(Abstract Butterfly artwork by my favourite artist Alan Aldridge)

I was honoured and thrilled to attend the Butterfly Foundation Chrysalis Ball last night.

A room filled with love, life stories and hope. My label Love Chile has been connected with The Butterfly Foundation for a couple of years now and we created a fabulous fashion fundraiser together last year. I am super excited about creating more fundraising and awareness opportunities for them in the months and years to come. They are such an amazing organisation who are dedicated to supporting people who are suffering with eating disorders and negative self image www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au

Having been there myself I know first hand how devastating these issues can be and indeed how misunderstood they still are.

The other element of the evening that really inspired me was the energy of not only the people in the room but in particular the wonderful women behind Butterfly. Created by one amazing lady, Claire Vickery, who had dealt with ED's first hand and decided to do something about it..to create a support base, a foundation that could make a difference...in spite of one particular naysayer who told her she would 'never get that up'..well she certainly showed him and indeed all of us what can be created when you have passion..that any dream you have really is possible!

The CEO of Butterfly, Christine Morgan, also made a beautiful speech and quoted one of my favourite pieces of writing by Nelson Mandela - I have it on my bedroom wall actually! So many of us are scared to fly, to show our true selves. Lack of self worth is a common factor with Eating Disorders, it certainly was for me..but Butterfly, like Love Chile is all about showing people how to find and spread their wings. Fly high Butterfly! I'll leave you will Mr Mandela...

'Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you.

We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us

It is not just some of us, it is in everyone.

And, as we let our won light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our fear

Our presence automatically liberates others'

xx