My Touchstone

 

This is my wrist, palm face up. I wear these two bracelets constantly In bed, in the shower, at the pool. Everywhere. Nothing particularly special to look at. Certainly not an expensive tennis bracelet. Both were under $20. Then why am I showing them, you ask?

The orange one is from my daughter. She wears an identical one. It means we’re connected, close. I only have to look at it and I smile. The bright color reminds me of her personality—bright, pretty, cheery.  She recently went through a rough patch, but came through the other side stronger, better. A little bruised, but still standing.

The brown one? It reminds me of a song lyric I love:

“Only God knows why.”~ Kid Rock

I believe that line with my whole heart and soul. It resonates to me deep in my being. What does a brown piece of string attached to a battered cross have to do with those words?

Simple, really. That piece of string and cross mean I keep hold that lyric close.

In other words, when I get down, when I think my turn for what I consider success will never come, it reminds me that only God knows why. It also reminds me of how far I’ve come, and how much I have accomplished. And how far I can go if I work hard enough.

I guess my plain brown string with the battered little cross is a talisman of sorts.

I’m curious…do you have something that makes you keep going? A touchstone? If so, what?