The letters fell out of me and onto (and in) the metal.⠀⠀
Even when no one else believes.
Trust your vision.
Just trust.
They were words that I needed again and again. ⠀⠀
Like many women, I quickly forget my own dreams. ⠀⠀
So easily swept to the side, collecting by the baseboards of life. Until another day, month or year goes by.
They remain unseen and untouched.⠀⠀
Like tiny ripples on a lake’s surface in the heat of summer, the Sterling silver form I had just cut out, sparkled in the sunlight.
Like cool, refreshing water on a hot summer’s day, it was an invitation to jump in and make it my own.⠀⠀
Something I hadn’t done at the jewelry bench in a while. ⠀⠀
The letters manipulated and moved the metal as I hammered down, making a deep impression.
Two words summing up what I truly wanted to remember: just trust.
As Alessia Cara’s song “Stone” has been on repeat the last few months, that day at the bench was no different. ⠀⠀
It had unknowingly become an anthem that was helping me birth emotions and thoughts that were stuck somewhere inside. ⠀⠀
The lyrics and I will follow where this takes me pluck a string so deep in my heart, that I need to hear them over and over. Each time sending the message deep into all my cells until they fully aligned to the feeling of trust.
And I will follow where this takes me.
And I will follow where this takes me.
And I will follow where this takes me.
Follow where this takes me… made the ring's last line.
In true unconventional, rule-breaking Sarah form, I wanted the three dots to move upward (as seen on this design).
Like the silver lining of a cloud, there’s always an upside to difficult times - and this was a symbol of just that.
Reading the words, I knew this was a message for other women. It made me cry.
Whatever you endure, may you trust. Even in the midst of pain.
PS. It's okay to need a reminder for yourself.
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