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Two Hedgehogs.

A wish made under the eclipse, and two small guests who stayed exactly as long as it took.

The night of the lunar eclipse, Bella stood outside and made wishes – a small ritual, a quiet conversation with the Moon, as she calls it. Then two hedgehogs arrived. They stayed while the wishing lasted and left when it was done.

You can call that coincidence, and nothing here argues with you. A Radical Thought describes the same experience from the inside: when we begin to accept that there is more in life than we can see or control, the right people – or the right hedgehogs – tend to show up exactly when they are needed. Whether you believe in God, the universe, or nothing at all is not the point. The point is what the moment does to you.

For Bella it became a sign – protection, new life, everything going right. Ten lines, one evening. Take it as lightly as it was given.

🌙🦔
My husband and I managed to catch the lunar eclipse.
We stood, watched, and silently made wishes. It was our little ritual – a quiet conversation with the Moon.

And suddenly two little hedgehogs appeared beside us. They came up as if on purpose, and stayed near the whole time. And when we finished, they left as quietly as they had come.

For me it was a very symbolic moment. As if nature itself supported us that evening.
The Moon heard us, and the hedgehogs became a sign – of protection, of new life, and of everything going right. ✨

Translated from Russian
by Bella

Thank you for reading.

If her words reached somewhere mine don't – good. That's what this blog is for. Take what fits and leave the rest.

– Jan

Where this comes from:

The original post
This post on Telegram, as Bella published it – in Russian.
С нежностью к себе
Bella's channel on Telegram – all of her posts, in Russian.

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Care of Souls
Bella walks the same way in a completely different voice – diary-honest, from the middle of life. Selected posts from her Telegram channel, translated from Russian.