Decades ago, my mystery school teacher mentioned that I ought to study "turtle medicine." He said that what I needed most was to find my "mobile dwelling place," the home I carry within me, and it would form in my world to sheltter me. I popped into San Francisco, where I was living at the itme, and asked for a sign. In the winddow of one of our kind of shoppes, was a pair of silver turtle-shaped earrings with jade stones for shells. I purchased them as a talisman, though they were a bit outsideo my limited budget at that time.

I wore them to our next retreat where my teacher noticed. That, in itself was odd, but he smiled, and said that if I trustesd the way of "slow and steady" I would not burn out, but come into a new kind of light. you have captured what that felt like in your image. Happy tears of remembrance. Thank you.