Pip – The Little Messenger

🐦 The Story of Pip

Pip was the smallest of the Woodland Family, A little robin bringing messages & ideas who seemed to be everywhere . . .

Perched on a branch, Hopping along the woodland path or Sitting quietly beside the river.

And sometimes appearing exactly when someone needed a little reminder that they weren’t alone.

She had always been curious about what was happening around the woodland.

But Pip had also learned something important : You don’t have to be the loudest voice to have something important to say, relaying messages & ideas . . .

“Pip is our little messenger, bringing news, ideas and reminders that sometimes a small voice can carry an important message.”

One morning, Pip noticed Rowyn sitting underneath an old tree, Rowyn looked frustrated.
There were lots of things he wanted to say, but he didn’t know how to explain them.

Hopping onto a nearby branch Pip asked - “Are you okay ?”

Rowyn shrugged. “I don’t know.”

Pip didn’t push, ask lots of questions or tell Rowyn what he should be feeling.

Our little Robin simply stayed . . .

After a little while, Rowyn began talking - And Pip listened.

As Pip spent more time with the Woodland Family, she began to notice something.
Occasionally an important message got lost because people were too busy trying to find the answer.

Sometimes someone needed another way to communicate.

At times a question needed carrying from one person to another.

More often someone simply needed to know :  “ Someone heard me ”

So Pip became the family’s little messenger.

However Pip didn’t just carry messages - Pip helped create connections.

A thought from Rowyn might reach Bramble, An idea from Alder might help Fern, or a question from Thistle might start a conversation with Moss.

And Pip was often the little spark that helped something move from one person to another.

Pip became particularly interested in all the different ways woodland creatures communicate :

Everyone doesn't speak in the same way . . .
Not everyone answers quickly.
Few find it easy to explain their personal needs.

Some creatures use words.
Others prefer to draw pictures.
A few people write things down.
Many needed extra time to think.
On occasion communicate through what they do rather than what they say.

Pip understood that communication isn’t simply about speaking - it’s about being understood, conveying messages & ideas

And that became one of Pip’s most important lessons . . .

Pip represents communication, connection and the importance of making space for every voice.

She reminds the Woodland Family that when someone is quiet, we shouldn’t automatically assume they have nothing to say.

They might be :

Thinking
Processing
Finding the right words
Unsure whether it is safe to speak

Or simply communicating in a different way.
So Pip’s question is often :

“How can we make it easier for everyone to be heard ?”

“Pip reminds us that every voice matters, even when it is quiet. Sometimes our role isn’t to speak for someone, but to create the space, time and opportunity for them to be heard.”

And Pip’s little motto :

“ Every voice has something to say ”

Pip the robin moves between everyone in the woodland. Pip doesn’t belong to one particular path or role — Pip connects the whole woodland family, she may be the one who quietly carries the most important messages.

"Dreams are extremely important - You can't do it unless you imagine it"
George Lucas