Reminder #12

Hand carved Alaskan mammoth ivory with blue mineralization. Swiss blue topaz inlaid center. Number one is owned by myself and was worn both during my suspension ritual and during my wedding. In the hardest of times, it reminds you to be kinder to yourself and patient - in wonderful times it reminds you to cherish the moment and soak it in. The origin of the saying: told by Edward Fitzgerald in "Solomon's Seal": “One day Solomon decided to humble Benaiah Ben Yehoyada, his most trusted minister. He said to him, “Benaiah, there is a certain ring that I want you to bring to me. I wish to wear it for Sukkot which gives you six months to find it.” “If it exists anywhere on earth, your majesty,” replied Benaiah, “I will find it and bring it to you, but what makes the ring so special?” “It has magic powers,” answered the king. “If a happy man looks at it, he becomes sad, and if a sad man looks at it, he becomes happy.” Solomon knew that no such ring existed in the world, but he wished to give