✦ A dose of courage

Description

Inside a glass vial sealed with a cork stopper lies a small hand-embroidered linen handkerchief. On the fabric appears a lion, inspired by an old carving found on a wooden door. Around its body, fine green rays radiate outward like a quiet aura of strength and protection. Above it, the word courage is stitched beneath a stylized drop, suggesting a dose to be taken in difficult moments—when fear or uncertainty start to take over.

On top of the cork rests a small piece of iridescent glass, shimmering in shades of red and orange. It catches the light and changes color depending on how it’s viewed, as if holding a tiny flame within. Together, the glass and the lion evoke a vital energy that lies dormant inside each of us, ready to awaken when needed.

The linen, light yet resilient, bears the trace of a slow and deliberate gesture. Each stitch is an act of focus and care; each thread follows a quiet rhythm that transforms emotion into something tangible. The result is a small handmade object that holds both fragility and strength, a reminder that courage can take form through the simplest gestures.

A talisman dedicated to courage—not the everyday kind, but the one that rises in moments of change, when the ground shifts and a sign is needed to remind us we can move forward. It’s meant to be kept close, placed where it can be seen, or given to someone who needs it—a symbolic reserve of strength, a quiet reminder of trust and inner fire.

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