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They can bring us warnings because sometimes there may be a danger present whether we're aware of it or not, but the Hawk and ancestors protect us and guide us to safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e     Sometimes, the Hawk will help bring us messages of insight and help us to learn to see the big picture. Often we must learn to let go of old habits and past ways that no longer serve us and learn to clear our minds so we can make room for the new and move forwards. Sometimes we may be so focused on what lies in front of us that we can't see past our current dilemma to see the solution. We must learn to step back and see the whole picture rather than just focusing on the finite details of what is directly in front of us. This takes patience and time to learn, but is an extremely important lesson to learn. We must learn to shift our perception of thinking that negative things are happening to us and rather as positive things happening for us. 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Even when it's not clear to us that we are making progress along our paths, we must remember that great things take time, to keep faith, keep moving forwards, and trust what is to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e     Along our journeys we must learn to see and be the light in the mist of the storm, to be gentler and kinder with all our brothers and sisters of all walks of life. We always have a choice to wallow in a dark cloud and despair or we can learn to improve ourselves and be a white cloud of hope. We can work to inspire and help all those in need, and learn to not just travel in the light, but to become a beacon of light, shining for all to see.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Spiritual Art Alchemist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45313754398790,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/9988\/4614\/files\/WhiteCloud.jpg?v=1783832638"},{"product_id":"a-gentle-graceful-messenger","title":"A Gentle \u0026 Graceful Messenger","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e     The deer is considered a symbol of peacefulness, gentleness, grace, strength, and often a messenger by many Native American tribes, often helping teach us lessons we need to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e     Often when we have been injured in some way or another, we are impatient and want the injury to heal immediately. But, so often this is not the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e     Whether it be a physical injury or an emotional one, we must learn to be graceful while we wait for the inflammation to go down. Perhaps you've had a fight with someone close, or perhaps you injured something or broke a \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ebone doing something you've done numerous times before. Our tendency is so often to try and rush right through the healing process. Sometimes we try to deny the injury exists, whether we hide how we're feeling or just refusing to let the trauma keep us from working. 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Perhaps you are fighting to reach your dreams, through health issues, financial strain, some other challenge, or perhaps many challenges all at once. But, we must not give up because we never know what is just around the corner. There is so much beauty around us every single moment, even when we can't see it because we are too distracted and bogged down by our troubles. No matter how overwhelmed we may be with our own challenges, we must realize what they really are. Instead of thinking of situations as good or bad, we should rather view them as stepping stones across the pond we call the journey of life. Sometimes we may stumble or even fall in the water, but it is \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003efrom learning to pick ourselves back up again that we become stronger and each of these experiences are merely that, experiences that shape us into who we are and how we perceive all that is around us and help guide us along our path to our destinies. 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