Issue #64 The Magic Heron Newsletter – What creature symbolizes patience and strategy?

Welcome to the 64th issue of The Magic Heron Newsletter, a fortnightly newsletter with a focus on journaling, writing, and learning nature’s wisdom through midlife. 

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Hi there

Greebo has turned into a thief!  She has been playing with my metal fingernail file I keep on the desk. I keep putting it back in it’s place under the organizer that holds my pens, stapler, and such. And she keeps clawing at it, bumping it with her paw, and finally tugging it out from beneath the organizer.

Today it’s missing. I’ve looked all over the house. It’s … just gone.

I can’t find it anywhere. I guess I’ll have to get me a new one and then the lost one will pop up shortly after. haha

Not much to report this week. We’ve stayed in the 100’s and the electric bill has shot up high. I’ve been busy with writing a new cookbook and taking on a new client. Work is keeping me busy.

This week’s newsletter Spirit Animal is Tiger.

This week’s Newsletter Spirit Animal

Tiger Symbolism and Meanings:

Tiger is a powerful, sleek, stealthy, and mysterious animal. But these aren’t the only deep meanings that Tiger symbolizes.

Tiger is a patient hunter, lying in wait and observing until the moment is right, and strikes with accuracy. Tiger kills quickly and effectively.

Tiger Symbolism and Meanings:

• Focus
• Power
• Duality
• Solitary
• Instinct
• Cunning
• Strategy
• Patience
• Observant
• Awareness
• Protection
• Resourceful
• Independence
• Communication

Tiger teaches that your strength is in strategy, to think, calculate and observe before making your move. If you are impulsive, Tiger can help you with patience, teaching that the best time to strike is when everything is aligned. Do not act hastily, or you will lose opportunities.

Tiger’s stripes are a type of camouflage known as cryptic coloration, meaning their stripes and color helps to break up it’s body so they blend into the jungle and forest vegetation. This is part of the stealth and disguise it can teach you to catch your opportunities. Tiger’s stripes are as unique as a snowflake, no striped pattern is the same among all the tigers in the world.

Recently Published . . .

New in the Etsy Shop

1. SPIRIT ANIMAL Tiger, Animal Guide Totem Meanings, Spirit Companion, Spirit Companionship, Printable Journal Prompts and Cards

2. SPIRIT ANIMAL Garden Spider, Animal Guide Totem Meanings, Spirit Companion, Spirit Companionship, Printable Journal Prompts and Cards

New Books!

My daughter and I created a whole line of Writer’s Notebooks. Use them for NaNoWriMo, notetaking, for work, or journaling! You can find the notebooks on the Magic Heron Amazon Author Page

1. To Do List Notebook: To Do Checklist & Dot Grid Pages: Sunflower with Black Background Cover

2. To Do List Notebook: To Do Checklist & Dot Grid Pages: Tulips Background Cover

Interesting links . . .

Here are some interesting links I came across on my ventures through Internet Land this week that I thought you might enjoy.

1. EDIBLE FLOWER-PRESSED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

2. Cheap Ways to Attract More Birds on a Budget

3. Catnip: Beneficial Herb for Humans and Cats + DIY Cat Toy Ideas

4. Make Sun Tea!

5. How to Store Peaches So They Last Longer (And Taste Their Best)

***I use Mountain Rose Herbs for ordering all the herbs I use. Every order I’ve received has always been fresh and gorgeous. Click here to order the herbs you need for your teas, infusions, spices, and other ingredients for your kitchen:

Mountain Rose Herbs

MasterClass Writers Series . . .

I’m watching several of the writers classes on MasterClass.com since my daughter and I just got a subscription. We are enjoying them all. MasterClass has many other categories too! Like Food, Music, Home & Lifestyle, Science & Tech and much more. Well worth the annual subscription for how much knowledge you can learn on there.

R. L. Stine

My daughter grew up on R.L. Stine books and she loved this writing series of his on MasterClass. If you ever wanted to write for kids, take a look at his class.

R.L. STINE

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Summer Recipe . . .

Celebrate summer with seasonal recipes!

10 Fresh Peach Salsa Recipes to Use Up Your Sweet Summer Peaches

Summer Fun  . . .

Summer Nature Bucket List! Go to a farmer’s market!

Check out your local famer’s market, buy some produce and learn how to can or freeze some of your food. Support your local farmers by celebrating National Farmers Market Week August 6-12, 2023.

11 Apps for Your Next Trip to the Farmers Market

My Organic Farmer’s Market Journal

Journaling Inspiration . . .

1. Journaling to Tap Into Your Inner Wisdom

2. Playing with Alphapoems to Spark Creativity in Your Journal

3. On Nature column: Focusing on ‘nature moments’ can bring untold benefits

4. How to journal like a pro

5. Finding Peace: Hobbies for Women to Relax and Rejuvenate Mind and Body

Random Nature Fact . .

An ostrich can run faster than a horse! And the males roar like a lion.

Can Ostriches Run Faster than Horses?

Nature Journal Video . . .

1. How can you draw lively, babbling brooks and cascades? Let’s sit beside the stream and draw. Rocks and waterfalls time!

Astronomy Nature Journaling

Nature Journal Prompt . . .

Use the picture above to practice drawing in your nature journal and noticing details about this animal.

Tiger facts:

Lifespan: 10-15 years in the wild

Scientific name: Panthera tigris

Height: 2.6 – 3.6 ft. (At Shoulder)

Weight: 200-680 lbs. (male), 140-370 (female)

Speed: 30-40 mph

Habitat: temperate, tropical, or evergreen forests, mangrove swamps, and grasslands of South and Southeast Asia, China, and Eastern Russia

What it eats: wild boar, deer, buffalo, monkeys, sloth bears, leopards, crocodiles

What eats (or preys on) it: humans, but cubs are killed by hyenas, crocodiles, and snakes

Did you know?

Tigers love to swim and play in the water. They will swim for hours and for great distances.

More fun facts:

Tiger urine smells like buttered popcorn!

What I’m watching . . .

1. My daughter and I looking forward to seeing this in theaters this week!

MEG 2: THE TRENCH – OFFICIAL TRAILER

What I’m reading . . .

1. I’m enjoying Amy Tan’s memoir

Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan

What I’m Listening to . . . 

1. Bird Table Birds ~ Birds Coming and Going – Paul Dinning

Quotes I’m pondering . . .

“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken.” ~~James Dent

and

“Summer is singing with joy, and the beaches are inviting you with dancing waves.”

~~Debasish Mridha

Questions I’m considering journaling on . . .

Taking time to check how my inner voice talks to me… is it kind or critical? What are the things it says to me most often? And how can I change that to more positive self-talk?

Journal Prompt . . .

What vacations do you remember taking as a child? Include the details of how you got there—car, plane, train, etc.

Continue with details about the food, where you stayed overnight, where you stopped to rest.

Then write the details of how you knew you were there—what you saw, heard, smelled, tasted, and touched.

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Happy Journaling!

. . . Shanna

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