I rarely buy jewelry for myself, so getting some as a gift is always an extra treat! Recently, Hargobind Khalsa at Spirit Voyage held a little contest. His sister makes beautiful hand-made jewelry through the brand "Darshan Jewelry," but she had yet to quit her day job. The contest was for the best advice or encouragement for her posted to Facebook, and the winner would receive a free necklace!

I'll confess, the odds of winning were in my favor due to the low response, but I'm still happy to say I won the necklace! (Amazing, considering how many times I get myself into trouble for my Facebook comments!) I thought it was only fair in return to give a shout-out here to Darshan Jewelry on my blog.

I received my necklace last week and it is lovely (see picture). It is a delicate gold necklace with a sitting Buddha, with two small pink tourmaline stones attached. From the description of the necklace:

Pink tourmaline is the stone of happiness and compassion. It encourages unconditional love and promotes love in all aspects of one’s life. It is the stone associated with the heart chakra, when worn it can help to open the heart to give and receive love with ease.

I'm definitely excited to have that kind of energy with me as I go about day!

So, I am very happy to have this necklace and want to thank Hargobind, his sister and the kind folks at Spirit Voyage.

These necklaces would make wonderful gifts. You can check out the online store at this link.