"The Spirit Beneath the Pines"
They say the Bear is not just a creature,
but a guardian of what lies unseen.
In the silence of the forest, where shadows stretch like memories,
he walks—not to hunt, but to listen.
To the breath of the trees.
To the ache of the Earth.
To the heartbeat buried beneath centuries of footsteps.
His fur holds the color of fire and soil,
his eyes reflect storms that do not speak.
He is strength—but not the kind that shouts.
The kind that endures. The kind that protects.
Among many Native Nations, the Bear is the keeper of dreams,
the healer, the one who teaches us to rest,
to go within when the world becomes too loud.
To see him is to be reminded:
You are part of something ancient.
You belong to the land.
And when your spirit is wounded,
you must return to stillness, to the dark,
where the Bear waits—not to frighten you,
but to teach you how to rise again.
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