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Hi, I'm Rachael
Co-Creating Connection, Collaboration & Belonging Across Difference
About the Cicada ​
The cicada is a symbol of transformation & liberation, of listening & speaking.
The natural rhythm of the cicada is to emerge from beneath the Earth’s surface & shed its skin every 1-17 years. Cicadas inspire us to break free from the structures & systems that keep us from our birthright of wholeness & freedom.
The cicada is also a glorious singer. Cicadas listen to and sing in harmony with other cicadas. They also sing alone, reminding us of the importance of listening to and speaking with our Selves to uncover our inner truth and wisdom.
What will quicken us? What will illumine our minds? What can be said or done that will compel us to slough off inertia and complacency and take our stand for the human being against his unnumbered enemies? If only we could see the brokenness in each of us and the necessity for relationships; if we could realize our talent for bridging chasms that have always been and always will be. If only we could rise up against the killers of man's dream. But, sometimes, that killer of dreams is in us and we do not know how to rid ourselves of it.
Lillian E. Smith
Killers of The Dream
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