“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” also sometimes given as, “A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush,” is a proverb saying that it is better to stick with something you already have, rather than pursuing something you may never get. This proverb is a very popular warning, widely used in many English-speaking countries.
The phrase seems to have originated at some point in the 13th century, in a related Latin form: Plus valet in manibus avis unica quam dupla silvis. This can be loosely translated as, “A bird in the hand is worth more than two in the woods.”
The basic warning of “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” is that you must take care not to get too greedy in life. If you are holding a bird in the hand, you have your meal for the evening. You can take that one bird, and be well fed. If instead you let it go to pursue two birds you’ve spied in a bush, you may catch neither, and wind up hungry for the night. This proverb points out that by passing up a sure thing for a more promising possibility, you also run the risk of losing both the sure thing and the promising possibility.
**This Necklace was made with Ribbon Jasper Carved Bird in the Hand. The beads are Carved Serpentine Leaves.
About these Stones;
Legend says that Jasper would drive away evil spirits and protect against snake and spider bites. In the fourth century, it was thought to bring about the rain.
Jasper is protective. It can align all the chakras and balance yin yang energies, it is stabilizing and healing.
Considered an important gemstone to the Assyrians. As early as 4000 B.C., used in Seals and Cylinders, Serpentine was known as Za-tu-mush-gir.
The 30th Chapter of the Egyptian Book of the Dead is said to be carved from a tablet of Serpentine.
The Aztecs prized all green stones and Serpentine was known to be valued in their time.
Rasputin was said to favor Serpentine and requested an entire dinner set be created for him by the Czar and Czarina as a favor for saving the life of their son.
Italian peasants believed that carrying Serpentine pebbles protected them from the venom of poisonous creatures. These pebbles must be in their natural state and untouched by iron, or they would lose their protective nature.
Legends also suggest that Serpentine worn around a nursing mother's neck, improves milk production.
Considered a gemstone of the 4th and 7th Chakras, wearing Serpentine Jewelry is thought to clear cloudy Chakras.
Sometimes considered a gemstone of Virgo.
The State Rock of California.
