Using My Beads

[qos]

I spent all day Tuesday in an offsite team meeting. It was actually a pretty good day, as such things go, but by late afternoon my introvert nature was starting to experience serious overload from the constant demand to be engaged with sixteen other people, and I was burnt out on corporate business.

So I took out my friendship strand of prayer beads, slipped my wrist through the circlet, and held on to the pendant. Although I hadn't planned it that way it's the perfect size to be held like that.

The beads in the strand are made from semi-precious stones; they're smooth and have a nice heft. The charms are bordered by hematite, adding extra grounding energy. Just holding the strand felt good and helped center me. The charms were also a constant reminder of three people I love and who love me, and the entire strand spoke of the spiritual path we share.

It was extremely comforting to have that concrete reminder of "what matters most" in the midst of a meeting that was important to my day job, but ultimately meaningless to me personally.

Although I've been truly enjoying making the strands, this was the first time I've actually used one of them in a way that worked for me, and it was wonderful to have that experience.

We're having Day 2 of the meeting today, and I'm taking the beads out as soon as I sit down.

Comments

[blessed-harlot.livejournal.com]

That's very cool.

[shadowandstar.livejournal.com]

I have a wonderful, somewhat startled feeling of OMG! They work!

[dorjejaguar.livejournal.com]

Yay. :)

[sharpchick.livejournal.com]

I keep my personal set with me all the time in a little velvet drawstring bag.

They make wonderful "worry" beads also.