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6 responses to “Sister of the Earth”

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   cednie

   March 29, 2026

   So sleek. He must be cold for you to catch him?

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   Marti

   March 29, 2026

   I too found a sister of the earth in the form of a walking stick. The fierce winds that we had here recently tin New Mexico, took down two trees next to our apartment complex. Tree people came to cut down the pile of branches and leaves and some of them ended up in my yard. When I went to remove some of the leafy foliage. I felt a wisp of something touch my hand. When I looked down, at first I thought it was some tiny spindly branches but it moved slightly and I realized that it was a walking stick. This is only the second one that I have ever seen and both were in New Mexico. I watched it move across my hand and nestle back into the leaves. As I carefully lifted the branch to put in a pile in the backyard, I thanked her for giving me a moment of communion with nature.

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   debgorr

   March 29, 2026

   gently held…

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   Beth from Still Life Pond

   March 29, 2026

   Kin. That way of knowing makes all the difference doesn’t it.

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   Nancy

   March 29, 2026

   Grace~ Oh so beautiful. We’ve only seen a few on our walks, 5-lined skinks. Too fast to catch. What a moment.

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   Faith

   March 29, 2026

   I looked them up, because although I’ve heard the word “skink” and can see that they’re a lizard, I didn’t know anything about them. I like what I learned.

   Having a skink in your yard is a sign of a healthy, functioning ecosystem. 

   Seeing a skink often symbolizes adaptability, regeneration, and heightened intuition, encouraging you to detach from past issues and embrace change.

   Skink spiritual meaning centers on adaptability, regeneration, and heightened intuition. As a totem, the skink symbolizes the ability to shed the past (detachment), survive hardships, and gain insight into things others miss. They represent resilience and the ability to thrive by letting go of what is no longer needed to move forward.

   I need to see one! I wonder if your picture counts.

   I wonder if the green and blue lizards we had in Virginia were skinks. They were always losing their tails!

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