Project Grandfather PAWs – The Seven Stories
(Each title is linked to a new page with its own story, please click read and enjoy)
Paw Print: Eagle Talon
High above the clouds, the Eagle rides the currents where the sky touches the Creator’s breath.
From that great height, it sees all beings — the weak, the strong, the wounded, the whole.
It does not choose who to love. It does not love only when it is easy.
True Love is to see each life as sacred, to care without asking for return, to protect without needing thanks.
The Eagle reminds us: Love is the wing that lifts us all.
Paw Print: Buffalo Hoof
The Buffalo moves with the patience of the prairie wind, knowing each step feeds the land.
Its gift is not only its body, but its lesson — that abundance comes with responsibility.
To take only what is needed.
To give thanks for what is given.
To waste nothing.
Respect is not fear, nor is it blind obedience — it is the choice to live in harmony with all that walks, swims, flies, and grows.
The Buffalo teaches: When you walk with respect, the Earth will walk with you.
Paw Print: Bear Paw
The Bear walks the forest with a heart as steady as the mountain stone.
In winter’s deep, it faces the long sleep without fear.
In spring, it wakes to defend its cubs, its den, and its life.
Courage is not the absence of fear — it is the choice to act even when fear walks beside you.
The Bear reminds us: Stand where you must, protect what you love, and face each season with open eyes.
Paw Print: Humanoid Foot
The Old Ones speak of a being who walks between the trees, unseen by many, yet hiding nothing from the land.
Sasquatch is not shaped by lies or false appearances — it moves as it is, without mask or disguise.
To live honestly is to stand in your truth, even when the shadows fall long.
It is to walk without shame in your own footprints.
The Sasquatch whispers: When you are true to yourself, the Earth will know your name.
Paw Print: Beaver Hind Foot
In the quiet of the riverbank, the Beaver works by moonlight.
Each branch is placed with care, each wall shaped to last beyond a single season.
Wisdom is knowing that your actions ripple outward, touching lives you may never see.
It is choosing patience over haste, structure over chaos.
The Beaver reminds us: Build not only for yourself, but for the generations yet to come.
Paw Print: Wolf Paw
The Wolf does not survive alone.
Its strength is found in the circle of the pack — in the hunt shared, the warmth of sleeping close, the watch kept for one another.
Humility is not weakness — it is the knowing that your life is bound to the lives of others.
It is stepping back so another may step forward.
The Wolf teaches: The heart that serves the many is the heart that is truly strong.
Paw Print: Turtle Foot/Flipper
The Turtle carries the world on its back, steady through the passing of ages.
It does not hurry, for Truth is not bound by time.
Truth is simple, unchanging, and cannot be broken by wind or wave.
Those who walk with Truth walk with peace, for they do not need to remember their lies.
The Turtle reminds us: Walk slowly, carry what is real, and you will never lose your way.
Series Closing Statement
The Grandfather Teachings are not owned by any one person — they are gifts carried forward by many peoples, across many generations.
Project Grandfather PAWs honors these teachings with humility and gratitude, weaving them into stories that can be worn, remembered, and shared.
Every paw print in this collection is more than a design — it is a footprint on the path toward a better way of walking on this Earth.
