BEAR COLLECTION
The bear has always lived in my mind as a symbol of strength and power. Even though we all learned about hibernation in grade school, it’s taken me years to truly appreciate what it represents.
Nature’s nap, as it turns out, is a necessary act of survival. A crucial ingredient to making it through the darkest and harshest seasons of life.
The lesson in this feels obvious, but in a world that never sleeps, deep rest feels like a luxury we can’t afford. Until life forces it. Until we have no choice but to slow down, to rest, to recover, to conserve energy for a winter you didn’t see coming.
Some of those tough times have been my greatest teachers. Long-overdue pauses I didn’t ask for. Breaks that pulled me out of the race so I could heal, grieve, or simply hold on through some life storm.
And in the midst of it all, the world kept right on turning.
Those seasons taught me that rest doesn’t have to wait for catastrophe or burnout. Going dormant, disconnecting, and turning inward are all part of a rhythm that allows us to thrive, not just survive.
The bear reminds us that true strength and power come when rest and retreat are held sacred.
