2014 included one of my biggest and most anticipated travel goals: I went on a double home exchange to Denmark and then Sweden. There were a few things I lost during the year, but what I gained was way more valuable: a state of deeper happiness, a more savvy adaptability, new friends that instilled and returned to me the interconnectedness of our humanity (imperfect or messy as they were), some killer dinner parties, playtime and celebration with ranch horses out in pasture, practical experience at an equine facility/horse ranch, time with canine pal, Otis, soaking at Eden Hot Springs, and lots of Real Love encounters = being a better steward of this lifestyle.
I am going into the new year living life a little slower than I have for the past several years. I'm shifting my extra time towards homesteading in my backyard and classes at the local college, while I continue to sell beautiful things online. I'm finding myself more content with what I have, learning to sit with loneliness and not run from all of the feelings that come and then go. The biggest thing I’ve learned is that I do the best when I let my heart be broken for the world around me to see and focus on all the good I have. Gratitude and hope are the "drugs" that get me through.
I have also learned that the value other people communicate to me does not have to speak louder than the value I find in myself. This has been work, but it's so worth it. It'll keep being worth it. If you've been following my blog, then you've seen my recent posts of the events mentioned above. Just me, saying thanks for being a part of it and I hope to thank you in person over the next couple weeks. With much Love, Sharon
I find this list very interesting because of Streisand and Steel, which hit closest to home for most of us here in the U.S. Barbra once owned a René Lalique sautoir, which she auctioned at Sotheby's for $352,000. A sautoir necklace is a very long necklace of beads, pearls or chains, which often ends in tassels. The necklace can be worn loose with the tassels hanging on both sides or wrapped as many times as you would like for a different look. Danielle is known to have eviable pieces from Fabergé and Seaman Schepps, and a yellow diamond collection. Do either of these ladies sing or write about jewelry: that's a good question. And of course there's no other American woman more famous than Elizabeth Taylor for loving jewels. I hope this mosaic I have created represents this esteemed group of 10 in a fun, creative way. Hope you all find a jewel in your new year ~Sharon Marzonie
