AS A CHILD, I WAS FASCINATED WITH THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY, AND ALL THAT IT ENTAILS.
WHEN I WOULD HOLD CERTAIN STONES, I COULD FEEL DIFFERENCES IN THEIR ENERGY,
AS THOUGH THEY WERE COMMUNICATING WITH ME.

AS TIME WENT ON, I COLLECTED CRYSTALS AND FOSSILS EMBEDDED IN STONE,
AND BECAME MORE AND MORE EXPERIENCED WITH THEIR ENERGY.

WHEN I DISCOVERED JEWELRY, I WAS ALWAYS MORE ATTRACTED TO THE STONES IN THEM,
THE METALS THEY WERE ENCASED IN THEM DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ALLURE.

AS I BECAME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE MORE WELL KNOWN SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES,
THE PRECIOUS STONES WERE ALWAYS DESIRABLE BUT NEVER SEEMED ANY MORE
IMPORTANT, OR HAD 'SUPERIOR' ENERGIES IN COMPARISON.

IT WAS NOT THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD THEM, IT WAS THAT I FELT THEY WERE ALL OF
THE SAME IMPORTANCE. 

FASHIONING THE FIRST JEWELRY BEGAN BY DE-CONSTRUCTING A FEW PIECES THAT
I PURCHASED
FROM SECOND-HAND STORES.

AS TIME WENT ON, I DEVELOPED MY STYLE BY ADDING COMPLIMENTARY
BEADS THAT SEEMED TO BE IN THE SAME COLOR SCHEMES.
EVEN TODAY, THIS MIX AND MATCH THEME SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT
THROUGHOUT MY CREATIONS.

I HAVE SHARED SO MANY OF THESE CREATIONS,
AS IT IS A REAL JOY TO SEE PEOPLE'S FACES WHEN
THEY RECEIVE THEM.

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WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY SECOND MAJOR LOVE---
---REIKI---
THE ENERGETIC TRANSFERENCE OF A 
FORCE-FIELD THAT SURROUNDS EVERYONE.

I WAS TO DISCOVER THAT THE STONES COULD HAVE
A BENEFICIAL USE DURING THE REIKI TREATMENTS I ADMINISTERED TO MYSELF FIRST,
....THEN TO OTHERS.
I KNOW THIS IS A TOO-BRIEF STATEMENT TO INTRODUCE THESE TWO INTERESTS,
BUT IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT THE BLOG SECTION,
... I AM CERTAIN THAT THEY WILL SHED FAR MORE LIGHT ON THEM.