Best of Mother Earth

spontaneous scanner collage here.

the inside little zippered part of my coin purse is host to these tokens



it all began at thanksgiving at jenny’s 2 yrs ago. each of us got an angel from her trip to ireland.
at the time i needed an angel to watch over me – this was the beginning of my collection

as a friend jenny encourages boldness in me, she’s a no nonsense friend and one of the most authentic people I know – we always always laugh when we are together, she’s really the angel

the inspire piece came next from margaret, she told me I was an inpiration to her oh my gosh she of course is a bigger inspiration to me, not to minimize her thoughts of me, it’s just true.  She is one of the best listeners on the planet, when I have different sides to an equation she sees them as a whole, she has the uncanny abilty to advocate what’s best in a very non-judgemental way – on the back is a butterfly – her signature and logo for the what if organization she founded that feeds families in Haiti

in st louis with jenny on a trek to take her boys to camp we found the cool cat and other great novelty pins, Since, i love cats, i wear glasses, and i’m cool -  the cool cat pin was a must to add to my collection of tokens

“things happen for a reason”  i purchased after my divorce this past june …in my head and heart I thought remind me please why this needs to happen – I didn’t want my relationship with him to be over, of course the saying has meaning in all kinds of ways and can be applied to much much more than an end of something, I just have to believe it’s message.  This particular token has a silky sheen to it (see the swirls the scanner picked up on?) and a wonderful weight to it 
 
the pewter heart I gave to myself also after the divorce …it was as if to say hey love yourself darlin everything’s going to be OK…these little love icons comes from sundance- I give these to folks who mean something to me, but giving myself one reminded me I need to start with me. They get really warm when you hold them in your hand.

I also collect rocks,shells, beads and other odd things that warm my heart or connect me to nature or remind me of occasions gone by 

Do you?? 

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<sup>Karen Hanrahan ~ Wellness Educator/Nutritional Consultant/Blog Author
708.482.0678 ~ Websites: Nutrition, Weight Loss, and Green Clean as seen on Oprah

Member of BNI – West Suburban BNI: “Chapter Mentor”
Member, Board Member and Programming Chair of West Suburban Women Entrepreneurs</sup>