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qosMy teacher gave me a strand of prayer beads as an ordination gift: a cycle of rose quartz, bone skulls, and wood, with a special charm on the end.
I just stepped on it and severed the strand.
I was holding it in my hand with the intention of putting it in my jacket pocket and taking it with me to pick up my daughter, but then had to stop and sift through my suitcase to find something else. I never noticed the strand slip from my hand and onto the floor -- just the "crunch" as my heel came down on it.
Strangely enough, none of the beads seem to be broken -- and it broke within the wood beads, which I imagine are more resilient than the quartz or bone. Evidently the edge of a hole severed the cord.
I'm taking this as a sign that I've done more than enough resting and not enough integrating of my weekend -- and that restringing the strand this evening will provide an opportunity to do exactly that. I also think that restringing it will be a way of owning and claiming the energy I received.
Even though none of the individual beads are broken and I feel very strongly that there's a real purpose in it happening, I'm feeling rather awful that I *stepped on* and *broke* my teacher's gift.
I just stepped on it and severed the strand.
I was holding it in my hand with the intention of putting it in my jacket pocket and taking it with me to pick up my daughter, but then had to stop and sift through my suitcase to find something else. I never noticed the strand slip from my hand and onto the floor -- just the "crunch" as my heel came down on it.
Strangely enough, none of the beads seem to be broken -- and it broke within the wood beads, which I imagine are more resilient than the quartz or bone. Evidently the edge of a hole severed the cord.
I'm taking this as a sign that I've done more than enough resting and not enough integrating of my weekend -- and that restringing the strand this evening will provide an opportunity to do exactly that. I also think that restringing it will be a way of owning and claiming the energy I received.
Even though none of the individual beads are broken and I feel very strongly that there's a real purpose in it happening, I'm feeling rather awful that I *stepped on* and *broke* my teacher's gift.
