i decided to look for new symbols today. as i sat on my little studio table thinking, i looked out my bedroom window and saw a hummingbird in the garden. i see them all the time and am always mesmerized by them, their beauty and fragile power.

i looked up their symbolism and among many other things i found this, which resonated with me: "Hummingbird is the creature that opens the heart. When the hurt that caused us to close our hearts gets a chance to heal, our hearts are free to open again."