She talks about the perfect timing for things: new projects, new creativity, new lessons about growth and spirituality. In her wisdom, she demonstrates the power of retreat. Most beings do not get enough sleep. Black Bear says that bears and other creatures like her, know that it is imperative to the creative process of life to get lots of sleep, and to be at one with self. For humans, this retreat may be for meditation, or for a silent retreat, or even for a retreat into the wilds of nature.