In my search to find the right name for my counseling work it was important to me to find the right image and symbol. I ultimately found inspiration in my own front yard as I watched the bluebirds. They gave me a sense of relaxation and joy simply through observing their normal everyday activity. I was pleased to learn of their association with happiness and knew I had found my name.
In Native American culture happiness, joy, and contentment are attributes of the bluebird. The bluebird is universally recognized as a symbol of renewal and happiness. For centuries the bluebird has been the symbol of happiness, prosperity, a healthy, happy home, health, rebirth, love, hope and the promise of spring.
Happiness is the most common theme found among the many meanings behind the bluebird, which is why it is most commonly referred to as "the bluebird of happiness," like in the poem by George J Carroll. But what I find is most inspiring is the "rebirth, renewal and hope" messages.
"The Bluebird of Happiness" by George J Carroll
"And in the valley beneath the mountains of my youth, lies the river of my tears. As it wends its way to the ocean of my dreams, so long ago they have gone. And yet, if I were but to think anew, would these dreams evaporate in my mind and become the morning dew upon a supple rose whose beauty is enhanced with these glistening drops, as the sun of life peeks o'er the mountains when youth was full. Then I must not supply this endless fountain that creates the river of my tears but look beyond those mountains where the bluebird of happiness flies."