BE YOU: Boldly Express Your Own Uniqueness
Bold is relative. Before I started making my own jewelry, my style was ordinary — safe, typical, nothing that announced itself. I didn't know yet what I was capable of.
My Word for 2026
A college retreat leader once told me: don't anticipate, participate. I wrote it down and forgot about it for fifteen years. Then I got sick, and making things with my hands became the only place I could actually be. That's when I finally understood what she meant.
The Power of Being Present
In the rush of market prep and growing to-do lists, it’s easy to fall into a constant cycle of planning ahead and hustling harder. But this season, I’m feeling a quiet call to do something different—to slow down, to breathe, and to be fully present. Inspired by a simple phrase from my college retreat days—“Don’t anticipate. Participate.”—I’m learning (again) that the most meaningful moments in both life and art don’t come from control or planning… but from presence.