Outlaw Bunny’s Motto and Manifesto

A Magic Motto

Outlaw Bunny is one of my magical names. (So is Francesca De Grandis. Everything is magic.)

This is no bunny without a cause. My motto is Never doubt that one wee creature can change the world. … I have a lot of mottos. I’m one of those multi-hyphenated individuals.

I have always believed that every person has enormous power, whether they know it or not.

Here’s a story about the motto:

One day, while hiking, I passed roadkill.

I was a country rabbit at the time, so roadkill was not unusual. But it is always awful. Since I was musing on the motto, a tiny creature squashed by a machine hit home even harder.

As I continued walking, a truck immediately passed me. In the back were three men, each clutching a rifle and wearing a day-glow-orange hunting vest and a day-glow-orange hat. It was a daunting sight, though common where I lived.

Road kill. Hunters. A message from the universe. Hence the improved motto:

Never doubt that one wee creature can change the world. But be ready to run like hell. And avoid morons.

The addition is from a friend of mine, who has since passed on. She was as much of a trickster as Bugs Bunny. She may have stolen the line from Bugs. If so, I can’t find that attribution.

Manifesto

Francesca De Grandis is the only genius there is. No! That is not my manifesto!

We can save the world—and have great lives—if we learn to perceive, nurture, and celebrate the genius of every living—and supposedly non-living—being. Ditto, if we appreciate that each person, the planet, and every society is a multifaceted gem.

Therefore, Outlaw Bunny tries to express all her talents, respect all her aspects, and honor diversity. She helps others do the same, through the Shamanic classes she teaches and her other interactions. I don’t know why I started writing in third person, but I’m going with it.

Outlaw Bunny’s other goal is to make a lot of jokes—which are some of the aforementioned sparkly facets on the gem of life.

Humor has saved my life many times. During the years I was in a wheelchair, you better believe I made wheelchair jokes. They fostered my spiritual strength so I could keep going until I was strong enough to leave the chair behind. Humor is powerful magic.

Outlaw Bunny is a trickster. But she is not the usual type: She does not play mean tricks that are supposedly for your own good. Her good-natured jokes and joyful approach as a teacher open doors to magic. That is a different type of trickster.

What My Blog Is Like expands on this manifesto.

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Updated 2026