Day 8//Thing 4

Continued//Picture Everyday

Start #4//Promise Beads

Promise Beads:

I like to have physical representations of things. I like to have something to remind me of everything that was going on at the time, and so in order to replace the loss of my last necklace (which I wore everyday for at least a year, and took off because it was given to me by the friend who is no longer a friend and so I don’t like to wear it anymore) I have made a chocker decorated with several green and black beads. Each will have an individual purpose, and will represent my goals for the coming year. They are a promise to myself and a reminder of how far I have already come.

I have said that I am not religious, but I do believe in the power of nature and the almost magic effect it has over many people. I guess that sounds cheesy (this whole thing is cheesy) but I want my beads to be... blessed? Infused with the power of nature? Something like that. Anyway, I’ve found a site which has simply given me a few ideas (more are always welcome!). This will take a few days, and as I do the blessings I’ll talk about them, but for now here’s the meaning of each individual beads and what I’ll be doing tonight.

The colors are the colors of my frisbee team, a group that I love to play with (even though I SUCK) and love to be with. Joining the team was the catalyst of the chain of events which put me in a position of great change.

Each black bead represents a goal, or a promise to myself or something I will have achieved by the end of the year. The green bead after is the mean by which I will achieve it.

Black- Be proud of my body

Green- Work hard to maintain a healthy body and mindset

Black- Be proud of my intellect

Green- Work hard in and out of school

Black- Be proud of my frisbee skills, however feeble

Green- Play hard

Black- Be proud of my writing

Green- Practice hard

Black- Be proud or my social skills

Green- Practice often

I will bless the bead with these forces of nature:

Ocean- Dip beads in ocean (perspective, emotions)

Moon- Leave outside in moonlight all night (femininity, yin)

Sun- Leave in sunlight for one day (masculinity, yang)

Earth- Bury for one night (strength, grounding)

Trees- Hang in tree for one day (growing)

Air- Smudge with burning incense (intellect)

Fire- Hold over candle flame (passion)

Water- Ocean

Earth- Earth

I will explain the meaning of these more in depth as they happen. I plan to do them all in one run and be done by the end of the week.

Site: http://www.story-beads.com/cart.php?page=blessings