Contrast is essential. - We know joy because we also know sadness. We know connection because we also know solitude. We know quiet because we also know noise....
I never tire of people bringing me little handfuls of gold. Broken chains. Old rings. Some even have their names in script lettering (yes, the 1970s happened). That amazing warm metal from the earth can be...
Sometimes it's just not your turn. Sometimes the needs of others whose lives are tied to yours must take precedence. ...
My friend and colleague Andrew Berry asked me a tough question once. (Only once.) Let's say you are only allowed to make 1,000 pieces of jewelry in your lifetime, he said. And you've already made 999 pieces. What would your final piece be? It might seem like a simple...
Thinking of proposing? Is there a ring in that question? In many ways, this will be among the most significant decisions of your life. For many, the magnitude of making that move is overwhelming. For others, it's just plain exciting. Either way, the moment of the declaration,...
Can you remember a time when you really put yourself out there? Or, maybe a day when you woke up and got busy with something for which you'd spent weeks and months and even years considering and preparing? That's what the last year has been like for me. This year brought...
Balance is about resiliency. Stability. Peace. Yogis like my daughter (that's her in the photo) have given me the best explanation of balance as a state of being upright and stable amid opposing forces....
I hope you'll forgive me for reaching out of my area of expertise for a moment...