Hold Onto What Matters

For most of us, the opportunity for true love comes but once in a lifetime.  If you’re one of the fortunate few, who have found their true love, then know that what you have is something to be proud of and happy about.  To honor and strengthen the bonds that tie you and your loved one together, here are 5 tips for celebrating true love:

Continue to accept

True love thrives on pure acceptance, the kind that you can give without any prejudices, expectations, or demands.  To celebrate your true love, constantly offer unconditional acceptance and refuse to judge your partner based on their choices and actions.  True love is not about teaching someone what to do through disapproval but letting them know that we may disagree with what they do but we love them nevertheless.

Honor your promise

Celebrating true love is about making good with whatever promises or vows you may have made.  Of course, things change over time and in fact, many of the choices you made in the past may not be as relevant to you today but if what you have is true love, then you have all the reasons in the world to hold true to your promise.

Remain faithful

There is no way you can celebrate true love if you cannot be trusted.  True love is about faith that the relationship you have is a gift and that you agree to honor it by refusing to be derailed by temptation or distractions.  True love needs focus and it grows stronger with every challenge that you and your partner successfully hurdle.  If trust is not a problem with either one of you, then you can be assured of a happy life together.

Remember the bad times but focus on the good

You cannot celebrate true love if you refuse to see the imperfect side of your relationship.  No matter how well your relationship is going, it’s bound to be met with a few bumps along the road.  Don’t let this worry you.  Celebrate your love by remembering the times when you had some difficulties but remember to put more value on the good things.

Let your partner grow

True love is about letting your partner find their own meaning and their own way.  Don’t be afraid of this process because everyone goes through this.  Celebrate true love by letting your partner become the best of what they can be.

Gemstones quite literally can take our breath away when we see them. Who hasn’t seen a beautiful diamond or sapphire ring and exclaimed over it? Is it only their beauty that makes them so valuable? Why else are they valuable to us?

Most gemstones are minerals that occur naturally in the earth. The most common is quartz, which is made of silicon and oxygen, two of the most common chemicals or substances on the planet. Even though most people don’t find such crystals unless specifically looking for it, it’s still relatively common in the gem world.

One quality that determines the value of a gem is how rare it is. A diamond, believe it or not, is actually a more common gemstone. However, the sales and distribution  of diamonds are tightly controlled, which keeps the demand for diamonds of any characteristic in high value. Certainly perfect, flawless diamonds are truly rare, but diamonds themselves aren’t particularly rare.

Other gemstones are much rarer, such as sapphires and rubies, which are part of the beryl family of minerals. Rubies are rarer than sapphires and top quality colors in both are extremely rare.

A mineral called benitoite is found only in the San Benito valley in California, where only a few hundred carats of it are found each year. It is the state gem of California and is a hexagonal-shaped crystal. It can be cut and polished to produce sapphire-colored gemstone jewelry.

Some gems are even rarer than bentitoite. They’re so rare, that only three or four of them exist in the world. And the location where the gemstone was found can make a big difference as well. While peridot is a fairly common gem, there were actually several carats of peridot discovered in a meteorite, making that one of the rarest gems ever!