I made a ring like this for myself not too long ago, when I needed a reminder of where my priorities were meant to be, when I needed to be strong and make a difficult decision. I don’t want to say too much about what I believe the Mary Oliver poem that inspired it means, because I think it’s one of those poems that can mean something different to everyone who reads it, based on where they are in their life. But here is the full poem
The Journey
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice --
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voice behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life that you could save.
~Mary Oliver
This poem is so so powerful, and I tried to transfer that to this ring. As you know, Labradorite is an extremely powerful stone, excellent for healing and transformation, as well as balance and tranquility. Some of the imagery from the poem is on the wide band. The back says “… the only life…” This ring is a size 8, but may fit a bit smaller due to the width of the band.
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Bringing Flight To Your Soul
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