your daily rock : carry a talisman

July 21, 2013 in Daily Rock, General

We all need something to ground us, something that has meaning for us, that reminds us of a promise we’ve made or a feeling we want to have again, or something that reminds us of someone we love.

For my younger daughter, Tess, it was a tiny little grape when she was younger, and now it is a tiny little plastic moose.

For me, it is orange and teal Buddhist mala beads, my father’s tiny and worn pocketknife, and a rock that says “open heart.”

What is your talisman? Carry it.

Love,

(These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.