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Priority Bracelet Inspires Her
Priority Bracelet loves hearing from our customers. Here is what Tracey wrote:
Living life to the full has been on my mind for the last two years. My bracelet gives me a daily reminder about the things I’m learning about myself...my hopes, my dreams, and my goals. The charms I chose are significant to me because each of them reminds me about important lessons I am learning:
IMAGINE – be creative, daydream, be free to explore the unknown
BALANCE – don’t put all my eggs in one basket, live a mixed and fulfilling life
GIVE – be selfless, help, love, and serve others
HOPE – to be patient and remember that as long as I’m alive, there is always hope for my future
COURAGE – face my fears, pursue my dreams, be bold, and persevere
ANKH – the ancient Egyptian symbol for life, reminds me that life itself is ancient and far bigger than I am. Life deserves respect - for myself and others
XOXO - simply to hug and kiss my hubby as much as possible and remind him how deeply he is loved.
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Woman Finds Inspiration, Helps Others
When I found myself suddenly and painfully single with four young children and a heart that seemed to break more each and every day, I avoided looking at my hands. They were bare, naked, and sad. My wedding ring and engagement ring were hidden in a drawer where they couldn’t mock me and remind me of my absent husband and failed marriage. Then I walked by a jewelry store one day and saw a display of mothers’ rings. That was such a wonderful day. I ordered one with my children’s birthstones and I wear it every day. That ring helped me crawl out of my despair by reminding me that although I was no longer a wife, I was still a mother and my four children were my highest priority.
A few years ago, a good friend began selling inspirational jewelry and she gave me a few inexpensive stackable bracelets*. One was inscribed with my favorite verse, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11, and another bracelet featured Psalms 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God." I wore the bracelets during finals week. (I teach writing at two Pennsylvania colleges). Normally, finals week would be as stressful for me as for my students. I would be worried about how many or how few of my students would pass, about whether my grading was fair, about how I performed as a teacher that semester, about how many might quit college as a result of failing, etc. However whenever I noticed my bracelets, I read them and became calm and relaxed.
As a wife -- I'm happily remarried now, a mother, a daughter, a friend, a sister, a teacher and a writer, my cup runneth over with blessings daily and my to-do list runneth over with chores. I know that more often than not, I’m not living in the present or fully aware of why I’m doing what I’m doing. My Priority Bracelet centers me. It calms me. It reminds me of what’s important and influences me and the decisions I make.
On my bracelet, I chose to include:
An initial for each of my children as well as a little charm of their favorite activity to remind me that their priorities are my priorities.
The word "patience" to remind me that not everything needs to happen this minute and that all good things will happen in God’s time not mine.
An ark to remind me of the tremendous faith and trust that Noah showed in listening to God and building a giant ark (Surely his friends and neighbors ridiculed him for that.) and it makes me thankful that so far God has not asked anything quite that dramatic of me.
A cell phone charm to remind me to call my aunt who’s in a nursing home. A five-minute call to her brightens her day and I rarely made the time to do it.
A book to remind me to persevere and finish my second novel even while literary agents reject the first one.
A tennis racket to remind me to take time for myself to do something I really enjoy and that brings me good health and happiness. A graduation cap to remind me of my commitment to quality higher education for my students and for my children. (It truly does remind me to check on one of my son’s math grades!).
A charm that depicts a plate with a slice of apple pie ala mode and a fork. This reminds me of my wonderful husband – a man who married me and took on the responsibility of a woman with four young children. Every day he does all that I ask of him and the only appreciation he requires is an interesting dessert at night when he watches television. Apple pie is his favorite and I’ve been buying more and more little cakes and pies at the grocery store and baking less and less as my to-do list gets longer. This charm reminds me to slow down, peel some apples, roll out a crust, and bake for him.
A soup ladle because my children feel loved when they come home to find me ladling a steaming homemade chicken noodle or broccoli cheese soup for them.
A plane to remind me of my desire to see as much of this beautiful world as possible.
I love wearing my bracelet, and I love finding new charms to depict important priorities. The charms can be removed and added easily when they are ordered with a sterling lobster clasp.
I plan to add a presentcharm to remind me to live fully in the present and not worry about the future or hold on to the past. I also want to add a cornucopia to remind me of the bounty God has shared with me.
I love meeting women and helping them to determine their own priorities. And I absolutely love listening to women share their priorities with one another as they admire each other’s bracelets.
I hope your Priority Bracelet will help you become more aware of your priorities. Use it for prayer, for meditation, or as a gentle reminder of why you are you – a unique and beautiful person with a life like no other!
A few years ago, a good friend began selling inspirational jewelry and she gave me a few inexpensive stackable bracelets*. One was inscribed with my favorite verse, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11, and another bracelet featured Psalms 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God." I wore the bracelets during finals week. (I teach writing at two Pennsylvania colleges). Normally, finals week would be as stressful for me as for my students. I would be worried about how many or how few of my students would pass, about whether my grading was fair, about how I performed as a teacher that semester, about how many might quit college as a result of failing, etc. However whenever I noticed my bracelets, I read them and became calm and relaxed.
As a wife -- I'm happily remarried now, a mother, a daughter, a friend, a sister, a teacher and a writer, my cup runneth over with blessings daily and my to-do list runneth over with chores. I know that more often than not, I’m not living in the present or fully aware of why I’m doing what I’m doing. My Priority Bracelet centers me. It calms me. It reminds me of what’s important and influences me and the decisions I make.
On my bracelet, I chose to include:
An initial for each of my children as well as a little charm of their favorite activity to remind me that their priorities are my priorities.
The word "patience" to remind me that not everything needs to happen this minute and that all good things will happen in God’s time not mine.
An ark to remind me of the tremendous faith and trust that Noah showed in listening to God and building a giant ark (Surely his friends and neighbors ridiculed him for that.) and it makes me thankful that so far God has not asked anything quite that dramatic of me.
A cell phone charm to remind me to call my aunt who’s in a nursing home. A five-minute call to her brightens her day and I rarely made the time to do it.
A book to remind me to persevere and finish my second novel even while literary agents reject the first one.
A tennis racket to remind me to take time for myself to do something I really enjoy and that brings me good health and happiness. A graduation cap to remind me of my commitment to quality higher education for my students and for my children. (It truly does remind me to check on one of my son’s math grades!).
A charm that depicts a plate with a slice of apple pie ala mode and a fork. This reminds me of my wonderful husband – a man who married me and took on the responsibility of a woman with four young children. Every day he does all that I ask of him and the only appreciation he requires is an interesting dessert at night when he watches television. Apple pie is his favorite and I’ve been buying more and more little cakes and pies at the grocery store and baking less and less as my to-do list gets longer. This charm reminds me to slow down, peel some apples, roll out a crust, and bake for him.
A soup ladle because my children feel loved when they come home to find me ladling a steaming homemade chicken noodle or broccoli cheese soup for them.
A plane to remind me of my desire to see as much of this beautiful world as possible.
I love wearing my bracelet, and I love finding new charms to depict important priorities. The charms can be removed and added easily when they are ordered with a sterling lobster clasp.
I plan to add a presentcharm to remind me to live fully in the present and not worry about the future or hold on to the past. I also want to add a cornucopia to remind me of the bounty God has shared with me.
I love meeting women and helping them to determine their own priorities. And I absolutely love listening to women share their priorities with one another as they admire each other’s bracelets.
I hope your Priority Bracelet will help you become more aware of your priorities. Use it for prayer, for meditation, or as a gentle reminder of why you are you – a unique and beautiful person with a life like no other!
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Priority Bracelet Calms, Inspires Her
A lovely customer just wrote this to us. It is very powerful.
I just want to tell you this about the bracelet I won from you. I do not believe in luck or coincidences at all. I believe that things always have a reason for happening. I told you on the phone that when I got this bracelet it meant the absolute world to me. But Deb, it means so much more to me now. Everyday that I have been in treatment, I have had that bracelet on. On the days that I was the most anxious, I would hold a charm in my fingers or hold the cross in my fingers to remind myself that God was near. I would read the scriptures on the bracelet to remind myself the very same things. It has been a light for the dark days for me Deb. When it jingles I hear it and remember. When I feel it's weight on my arm I remember. It has made such an impact during this horrible storm.
I just want to tell you this about the bracelet I won from you. I do not believe in luck or coincidences at all. I believe that things always have a reason for happening. I told you on the phone that when I got this bracelet it meant the absolute world to me. But Deb, it means so much more to me now. Everyday that I have been in treatment, I have had that bracelet on. On the days that I was the most anxious, I would hold a charm in my fingers or hold the cross in my fingers to remind myself that God was near. I would read the scriptures on the bracelet to remind myself the very same things. It has been a light for the dark days for me Deb. When it jingles I hear it and remember. When I feel it's weight on my arm I remember. It has made such an impact during this horrible storm.
She said the charm she keeps her fingers on the most is the I am With You Always charm from the Gospel According to Matthew.
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The Most Thoughtful Mother's Day Gift
Priority Bracelet says I know you, I know what is important to you, I love you.
There is no more thoughtful gift.
Mom will show her friends her bracelet and tell what each charm means and why you selected it. Use charms to represent loved ones and her best qualities. Use charms to encourage her to finally do something for herself. Use charms to recall terrific memories.
She will cherish this: Her Priority Bracelet and the thoughtful daughter who ordered it and designed it specifically for her.
Does Priority Work?
Name a goal you have that you have tried and tried and haven't achieved.
Priority Bracelet: The Beginning
I’m the type of gal who puts in a simple pair of silver hoop earrings and leaves them in for weeks at a time. I rarely clean my rings or think to put on a bracelet. I don’t know how to tie a scarf and am never sure whether the necklaces in my jewelry box go with the outfit I’m wearing or would look ridiculous with a particular neckline, so I opt not to wear any necklaces at all. So, no one is more surprised than I am that I’m the president/owner of a jewelry business.
Or Am I?
When I found myself suddenly and painfully single with four young children and a heart that seemed to break more each and every day, I avoided looking at my hands. They were bare, naked, and sad. My wedding ring and engagement ring were hidden in a drawer where they couldn’t mock me and remind me of my absent husband and failed marriage. Then I walked by a jewelry store one day and saw a display of mothers’ rings. That was such a wonderful day. I ordered one with my children’s birthstones and I wear it every day. That ring helped me crawl out of my despair by reminding me that although I was no longer a wife, I was still a mother and my four children were my highest priority.
A few years ago, a good friend began selling inspirational jewelry and she gave me a few inexpensive stackable bracelets*. One was inscribed with my favorite verse, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11, and another bracelet featured Psalms 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God." I wore the bracelets during finals week. (I teach writing at two Pennsylvania colleges). Normally, finals week would be as stressful for me as for my students. I would be worried about how many or how few of my students would pass, about whether my grading was fair, about how I performed as a teacher that semester, about how many might quit college as a result of failing, etc. However whenever I noticed my bracelets, I read them and became calm and relaxed.
As a wife -- I'm happily remarried now, a mother, a daughter, a friend, a sister, a teacher and a writer, my cup runneth over with blessings daily and my to-do list runneth over with chores. I know that more often than not, I’m not living in the present or fully aware of why I’m doing what I’m doing. My Priority Bracelet centers me. It calms me. It reminds me of what’s important and influences me and the decisions I make.
On my bracelet, I chose to include:
An initial for each of my children as well as a little charm of their favorite activity to remind me that their priorities are my priorities.
The word "patience" to remind me that not everything needs to happen this minute and that all good things will happen in God’s time not mine.
An ark to remind me of the tremendous faith and trust that Noah showed in listening to God and building a giant ark (Surely his friends and neighbors ridiculed him for that.) and it makes me thankful that so far God has not asked anything quite that dramatic of me.
A cell phone charm to remind me to call my aunt who’s in a nursing home. A five-minute call to her brightens her day and I rarely made the time to do it.
A book to remind me to persevere and finish my second novel even while literary agents reject the first one.
As a wife -- I'm happily remarried now, a mother, a daughter, a friend, a sister, a teacher and a writer, my cup runneth over with blessings daily and my to-do list runneth over with chores. I know that more often than not, I’m not living in the present or fully aware of why I’m doing what I’m doing. My Priority Bracelet centers me. It calms me. It reminds me of what’s important and influences me and the decisions I make.
On my bracelet, I chose to include:
An initial for each of my children as well as a little charm of their favorite activity to remind me that their priorities are my priorities.
The word "patience" to remind me that not everything needs to happen this minute and that all good things will happen in God’s time not mine.
An ark to remind me of the tremendous faith and trust that Noah showed in listening to God and building a giant ark (Surely his friends and neighbors ridiculed him for that.) and it makes me thankful that so far God has not asked anything quite that dramatic of me.
A cell phone charm to remind me to call my aunt who’s in a nursing home. A five-minute call to her brightens her day and I rarely made the time to do it.
A book to remind me to persevere and finish my second novel even while literary agents reject the first one.
A tennis racket to remind me to take time for myself to do something I really enjoy and that brings me good health and happiness. A graduation cap to remind me of my commitment to quality higher education for my students and for my children. (It truly does remind me to check on one of my son’s math grades!).
A charm that depicts a plate with a slice of apple pie ala mode and a fork. This reminds me of my wonderful husband – a man who married me and took on the responsibility of a woman with four young children. Every day he does all that I ask of him and the only appreciation he requires is an interesting dessert at night when he watches television. Apple pie is his favorite and I’ve been buying more and more little cakes and pies at the grocery store and baking less and less as my to-do list gets longer. This charm reminds me to slow down, peel some apples, roll out a crust, and bake for him.
A soup ladle because my children feel loved when they come home to find me ladling a steaming homemade chicken noodle or broccoli cheese soup for them.
A plane to remind me of my desire to see as much of this beautiful world as possible.
I love wearing my bracelet, and I love finding new charms to depict important priorities. The charms can be removed and added easily when they are ordered with a sterling lobster clasp.
I plan to add a presentcharm to remind me to live fully in the present and not worry about the future or hold on to the past. I also want to add a cornucopia to remind me of the bounty God has shared with me.
I love meeting women and helping them to determine their own priorities. And I absolutely love listening to women share their priorities with one another as they admire each other’s bracelets.
I hope your Priority Bracelet will help you become more aware of your priorities. Use it for prayer, for meditation, or as a gentle reminder of why you are you – a unique and beautiful person with a life like no other!
Priority Bracelet makes a great Mother's Day gift
Think about your mom. What are her best qualities? What are her goals, her dreams? Choose charms to represent those. Consider initials or birthstones to represent loved ones. Now get a free sterling silver mom charm through April with every $40 purchase or more.
What Does It Mean Contest
Priority Bracelet is asking customers for ideas about what priorities could be represented by our charms in its first "What does it mean?" contest. For example, a cornucopia charm could mean your life is full of blessings, a present or gift charm could mean that you should focus on the present and not worry about tomorrow, a bandage charm could mean that you should allow yourself more time to heal from an injury or trauma or loss.
Customers are asked to think of clever meanings for charms and submit them to this blog, the Priority Bracelet fan page on Facebook or e-mail them to Deb directly at deb@prioritybracelet.com. The top three suggestions win a $25 Priority Bracelet gift certificate!
Customers are asked to think of clever meanings for charms and submit them to this blog, the Priority Bracelet fan page on Facebook or e-mail them to Deb directly at deb@prioritybracelet.com. The top three suggestions win a $25 Priority Bracelet gift certificate!
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Another Testimonial
9/2/2009 3:34 PM Tracey L wrote:
Living life to the full has been on my mind for the last two years. My bracelet gives me a daily reminder about the things I’m learning about myself...my hopes, my dreams, and my goals. The charms I chose are significant to me because each of them reminds me about important lessons I am learning:
IMAGINE – be creative, daydream, be free to explore the unknown
BALANCE – don’t put all my eggs in one basket, live a mixed and fulfilling life
GIVE – be selfless, help, love, and serve others
HOPE – to be patient and remember that as long as I’m alive, there is always hope for my future
COURAGE – face my fears, pursue my dreams, be bold, and persevere
ANKH – the ancient Egyptian symbol for life, reminds me that life itself is ancient and far bigger than I am. Life deserves respect - for myself and others
XOXO - simply to hug and kiss my hubby as much as possible and remind him how deeply he is loved
Living life to the full has been on my mind for the last two years. My bracelet gives me a daily reminder about the things I’m learning about myself...my hopes, my dreams, and my goals. The charms I chose are significant to me because each of them reminds me about important lessons I am learning:
IMAGINE – be creative, daydream, be free to explore the unknown
BALANCE – don’t put all my eggs in one basket, live a mixed and fulfilling life
GIVE – be selfless, help, love, and serve others
HOPE – to be patient and remember that as long as I’m alive, there is always hope for my future
COURAGE – face my fears, pursue my dreams, be bold, and persevere
ANKH – the ancient Egyptian symbol for life, reminds me that life itself is ancient and far bigger than I am. Life deserves respect - for myself and others
XOXO - simply to hug and kiss my hubby as much as possible and remind him how deeply he is loved
