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Grasshoppers symbolize messages of glad tidings and are considered harbingers of good news. As an animal totem, grasshoppers choose innovators and those who take creative leaps of faith. They appeal to artists, musicians and dancers.

Rastafarian Grasshopper

The first visit was on a family trip to the Caribbean. At the time, my family was encouraging me to follow my entrepreneurial dream of starting my own boutique. When we landed, we jumped into a taxi to cross the island. As I climbed into the front seat, a green grasshopper landed on the outside of the windshield right in front of me.

“Ya man, that’s a sign of good luck, great beginnings, and great fortune,” explained the Rastafarian driver. For the entire ride across the island, the grasshopper hung on and jumped off with me at our stop. And on our last day, another grasshopper (or was it the same one?) appeared and watched the commotion of our departure, unfazed.

After this trip, the taxi driver’s words stuck with me. I couldn’t help but feel that those grasshoppers were sending me a message – Go for it! Those grasshoppers were the beginning of the plans for my boutique.

Chevy Grasshopper

Several years later, my idea had evolved into a grand collaboration with my artistic brother, John. He took a leap of faith by purchasing a ’57 Chevy school bus from Wyoming, thinking it would be perfect for my shop (it turned out not to be, but that’s another story!). The bus arrived via trailer, and as we explored the bus for the first time together, we found no spiders or cobwebs, but a live grasshopper waiting to greet us. He was still there the next morning. Don’t ask me why or how, but John and I both felt it was a sign that we were meant to work together. Since that moment, we haven’t looked back.

Now, you may be skeptical and call these coincidences, and maybe they were, but then again, maybe they weren’t. The workings of the universe are mysterious.

May the grasshopper always bring you glad tidings and joy!

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