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we have a lolly jar of sorts. but not the edible kind. it's a big bowl full of tumbled stones and gems. amethyst, quartz, garnet, jade, moonstone, citrine, turquoise, agate. they are colourful, textured and beautiful to hold. i find picking one intuitively, according my mood, can be helpful. sometimes i like to pick one at the beginning of the week and leave it on my dresser to remind me of it's quality as i chance upon it during my day. things like calm, patience, an open heart, letting go of worries. there used to be a little store in town where we could pick them up. zahra and i would spend ages looking at them all, trying to choose, until we found the right one. i love giving a selection of stones, birthing stones, to a pregnant woman as a small gift at birth blessings. we have slowly gathered a bowlful over the years. they are a mangnet for kids, just like a lolly jar. this morning i found zahra, sitting on our windowsill in the morning light, digging around in the bowl.
