Wedding Jewelry

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

A friend of mine is getting married this summer.  Through a wonderful synchronicity of events I offered to make her a pearl necklace and earrings for her to wear on her wedding day.

My friend knew that she wanted her jewelry to be elegant and simple.  I had no samples that I could show her and I had to start from the beginning.That is how the process of creation became an exciting adventure because I had freedom of imagination.  I really love making jewelry.  It always feels so magical when I make jewelry because time stops and I am completely absorbed and filled with joy.  It always starts with one piece that I fall in love with.  Yes, it really feels like falling in love.  I see a stone, a pearl, a piece of wood or glass and I become mesmerized by how special it is.  I touch it with my fingers and my mind’s eye sees the possibilities and from there on it is all about combining it with other things that will reveal and accentuate its beauty.

And that is how I fell in love with the pearls I picked for my friend.  I made her two necklaces and five pairs of earrings, which later I mailed to her.  I don’t remember ever sending a package feeling such tingle of excitement.  I wondered which necklace and earrings she would pick.  This is what I sent her:

Necklace 1

Necklace 2

Earrings 1 The pearls used in these earrings are 12mm

Earrings 2 The pearls used in these earrings are 8mm

Earrings 3

Earrings 4

Earrings 5

She picked Necklace 1 and Earrings 3.  Which ones would you pick?

It feels so good to know that something I made with so much love will be part of her special day.

Email me at Rethnea[at]yahoo.com if you would like me to make you jewelry for your wedding or for any other moment when you want to feel beautiful and special.

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Being Stable

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

One of the things that concerned me about my sweetheart when we first met was how fickle he was.  He was often likely to change his mind and this lack of constancy and stability confused me.  I though that once a person made up their mind there was really no room for change. Why change?

For me stability was a positive trait.  It meant to me that the person is reliable and predictable.  Don’t we all pursue stability in our lives?  We want stable relationships.  We wants stable jobs.  We want for things in our life to be reliable so that we feel stable and secure.

Then it dawned on me!  The pursuit of stability by definition means creating resistance to change.

Photo by David Reece

But the only permanent thing in life is change.  Change itself creates life.  Things that do not allow for the new expressions of their life force stagnate and die.  Have you had a situation in your life where you were trying to hold on to what was with all your might and will, as if fighting for your dear life?  Meanwhile, the energy that was seeking new expression was gathering strength underneath the surface and because you were resisting change all of a sudden it blew up in an unexpected way creating a huge mess and forcing you to examine, understand and change.  People getting sick, loosing valuable possessions, the unraveling of relationships are but a few examples of what could happen when we resist change.

People often talk about how stable they are with great pride.  They believe it is admirable to be sturdy, rigid, to be able to withstand anything and be resilient to change. But if you listen attentively you will know that what they are really saying is that they are afraid.  They are afraid that the way things were may no longer be.  They are afraid that they may not survive or that things may become worse.  This fear is the expression of a mindset where we believe we are separate and remove ourselves from the knowing that our source always provides for us.

It was in that moment that I realized that the old definition of stability no longer works for me. And as if basking in pure illumination I knew that stability is comes from having a passionate focus. When you are filled with the unshakable knowing that All That Is always provides for you and supports you in the best possible ways, you allow yourself to graciously flow through life rather than rigidly resist it. You are in a beautiful dance with the Universe – moving, shifting, allowing and trusting.  You live a life where abundance freely flows towards you.  You create and express the ideas that intrigue you the most.  Through taking such inspired actions you focus yourself on being who you are and allow for your Source to support you.  And it always does.  When you are your true self and when you act on your passions the Universe always brings you the right people to assist you, there is always financial support for your projects, you are always employed at jobs that give meaning to your life and support you financially, your relationships are more loving and you feel more connected to those around you and your life is an exciting, unfolding expansion.

My sweetheart taught me an important lesson. By simply being who he is he allowed me to see a new perspective and to realize that stability is found within.  Now, I often tell him how much I admire him for changing his mind as often as his spirit moves him to.  Because change is not a threat.  Change is the means for growth and creativity.

Embrace change.  Embrace living your true self with joy and you will be met with unparallel support, opportunities and everflowing abundance.

 

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A New Definition of Success

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

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We all love little children.  They are absolutely perfect the way they are – the way the giggle, learn to craw and walk, the way they smudge food all over their face when they first start to feed themselves.  We love it when they explore the world and see how everything amuses them.  We really enjoy making out their characters and marvel at how they come with their own complete personalities, interests, preferences, talents and gifts.  And yet we step in with force in the lives of these perfect little things and begin teaching them that in order for them to be someone they need to be successful.

We believe that to be successful is measured by how much we accomplish. We begin to push our kids to get good grades, participate in extracurricular activities that will set them aside and assist them when applying to schools because we want them to get in the best schools.  We want them to get as many degrees as possible and get the most prestigious jobs and work for the most prestigious companies, get the highest salaries, rise in the hierarchy and become as powerful as possible.

We believe that to be successful is measured by what we have.  We learn to define our worth by the shoes we wear and the sunglasses we put on.  So we accumulate more and more stuff to show the world that we are special and successful.  We believe that to be successful is measured by what other people think of us.  So we always consider how other people would perceive our actions and what would they say.  And the deeper we sink into the mire of living our lives by someone else’s rules the more aching we feel because we remove ourselves further and further away from who we are, what is our own purpose in life and what gives us a sense of meaning and fulfillment.

If you find yourself in a place like that, begin to examine your definition of success and how taking on someone else’s beliefs on what does it mean to be successful has impacted your life. And if in that moment you realize that you are ready to shed ideas that are not you, I have a radical, new perspective for you.

You already are successful – totally, absolutely and completely!

Here is a new definition of success: To be successful means to be who you are as best as you can.

You already are someone.  When the divine looks at you it sees nothing but perfection.  You are a marvelous combination of ideas, passions and experiences that have enriched your essence and allowed you to explore through so many points of view.  You are here on purpose.  No, not the purpose your parents assigned to you to be a doctor or a lawyer, to continue the family business or to be someone they were never able to be.  You are here to fulfill your own purpose.  And your purpose is to be who you are.  Your purpose is to express what you feel inside you, to explore new possibilities and bring balance to choices you have made in previous lives, to dig in your fingers in the sand and create, create with passion and excitement.

The way to fulfill your purpose and to express who you are is to act on the things that excite you the most. Act on the things that move you, the things that you love and find most intriguing in every moment. Take off the pressure of needing to meet someone else’s expectations and start tailoring your life the way you want for it to be, the way you want to live it.  And know that you are successful because you are doing what you have come here on Earth to do.

 

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