In which our hero finds the source of her power in question

[doktor_jess]

My claddagh ring broke yesterday. It's .925 sterling silver and I've had it since I was 19. A few of my friends bought it for me from Exile for my 19th birthday and it's always meant a great deal to me. I noticed a crack in it a few weeks ago, but thought it was a scratch in the silver. I love this ring, it's the first piece of jewelry that somone

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[classytart]

If you were the necklace sort I'd say maybe get the centre of it turned into a pendant, so you can keep it, but it'd not have the same broken/fixed/different thing on your finger. But I suspect you're even less likely than me to wear a necklace, bangle or brooch.

[doktor_jess]

It's a great suggestion, but you're right about me not being likely to wear any of those. I wear necklaces from time to time, but it's hard for me to wear them all the time.

[kaiotte]

Hugz!! I sympathize, having had a similar experience with a personal memento.

Random Thoughts:
Or maybe it broke because life is changing for you in new ways? You're getting married this fall. You're no longer looking towards the love that you *will* have and instead get to feel the love you have now. You're making decisions regarding your education path and your career path. It's almost like you're becoming a new person! Well... maybe not a completely new person, but sometimes it's good to let go of certain pasts in order to better grip the future.

We're also half-way through Passover, so maybe it's a spring cleaning of the soul that you don't need the physical daily reminder? (I say keep it, but now you don't have to wear it everyday.)

[quietdeath]

I concur. 'It' is never lost, just changed into a new wonder.

[doktor_jess]

I definitely need the energy, but I'd never thought about the ring actually giving it back to me.

[grooviegirl]

I have an idea. How about holding onto it, and when you start feeling better, more grounded and whole, take the ring to a jeweler and have it repaired? Or maybe even consider upgrading to a gold (either yellow or white) one?

I believe in talismans too. And I think there is wisdom in what Garrity wrote. Nothing ever is really created or destroyed, just changed and altered. You are shifting personally, and growing. Don't overly scare yourself about the Prozac. It is a lifesaver to millions of folks and doesn't have to be permanent. Think of it as a tool.

[keryx]

Don't overly scare yourself about the Prozac. It is a lifesaver to millions of folks and doesn't have to be permanent. Think of it as a tool.

Yes, that.

[doktor_jess]

I actually gave it to someone to fix, I plan on seeing how it feels once I get it back.

There's always wisdom in what Garrity writes, she's one of the wisest people I know :-)

I'm trying to convince myself to take the Prozac, I really am.

[keryx]

Maybe it's done the job that you needed it to do?

Also, you know a silver artist. So it can be fixed and given back to you - different, yes, but you're different too.

[doktor_jess]

I think you're right, it has done it's job, and that maybe it broke to make room for my wedding ring.

I gave it to Linda to fix last night, so we'll see how it feels when it comes back to me.