Positively Jewls

Inside Is Where It Counts...

2013-03-29T13:02:00.001-04:00

Hello All.. I'm baaaacccckkkk...once again, lol.

For those of you who are not aware, I mentioned (on twitter) that due to my crazy schedule I will be posting somewhat of a mini mag (once a month) on my blog. These post will consist of things like the post below, updates on my jewelry and my life thoughts in general.

I will be posting the last weekend of every month and to get this weekend started, I have brought you some wonderful thoughts by Rhonda Byrne. ;)

Every human being on the planet wants to be happy. Anything that anyone desires is because they think their desire will make them happy. Whether it is health, money, a loving relationship, material things, accomplishments, a job, or anything at all, the desire for happiness is the bottom line of all of them. But remember that happiness is a state inside of us, and something on the outside can only bring fleeting happiness, because material things are impermanent.

Permanent happiness comes from you choosing to be permanently happy. When you choose happiness, then you attract all the happy things as well. The happy things are the icing on the cake, but the cake is happiness.

Thank you all so very much for reading.

~Positively Jewls

Never Stop Learning...

2013-02-18T12:54:00.000-05:00

Hoping everyone is having a long, relaxing and productive extended weekend. I myself am very happy about having an extra day off. If I could have an extra day off every week, I swear I'd be a brand new person. :) \

My weekend started off awesome as my husband sold one of my jewelry sets, talk about hustle man from the 5th floor, yup that's my hubby and I love him for it. I always talk about having a great support team when in the process of accomplishing your goals as it makes a world of difference and I stick by that as it's so very true.

Friday night the husband and I went over to the besties and had an awesome time watching Kevin Hart, drinking wine, eating pizza and playing Nintendo Wii. I then spent my Saturday and Sunday doing absolutely nothing as I was completely exhausted but it paid off as today I am feeling good and ready to get back to business. :)

With this extra long weekend, I took the time to go over my 2013 goals and two of the main goals I am working on are below.

Goal #1: Yes, I am a grown woman who can't swim and I definitely fit the stereotype of most black people not knowing how to swim but I vow this year to be my year to change that. ;) I remember being young and trying to swim, you know the one leg up and the one leg holding onto the swimming pool floor, I know I can't be the only who did that :) but that is just something that will no longer rock as I get older. Ok, maybe it could but I am now at a point in my life that I refuse to stop learning and the older I get the more I want to learn and learning how to swim is one step in the right direction.

There are many people who grow older and decide that if they didn't learn something while they were young, what's the sense of them learning now but this definitely shouldn't be the case. It's never to late and you are never to old to learn anything. Especially now that I want to become a mom, i don't want to be sitting on the sideline while the husband and kids go off frolicking in the water, I want to play too. :) After conducting much research about where I can take swimming lessons without breaking the bank, I finally decided that the YMCA may be the best choice for me so off I go next weekend to find out what they have to offer... stay tuned...

Goal #2: Learning how to ride a bike... I remember my dad taking me out one time when I was maybe about 6 or 7 years old and I wasn't listening and we were going down a hill and the bike and I went for a joy ride. I guess Dad was like the party is over, my baby girl will not hurt herself and this bike is evil, lol. That was the first and last time I have ever been on a bike. No, actually the last time was when I got on hubby's bike while it was parked peacefully in our living room and let's just say I didn't get far. Although the memory with my father was an hysterical one and a great memory to hold onto, for many years I have had this craving to learn how to ride and once again, I refuse to just sit on the sideline.

No longer will I say I can't, I will try and try and try again until I learn. I vow no matter the age, no matter the thought, I will learn and continue to learn throughout life and nothing or no one will stop me.

Thank you to everyone for reading and please make sure to leave your comments below and tell me something that you would love to learn and vow to learn in 2013.

~Positively Jewls

Believe In Yourself...P. Jewls Now on Etsy.. :))))

2013-02-07T12:48:00.001-05:00

Hey Everyone,

Well it's been about a month since I have written anything new but don't worry all, I swear I wasn't slacking off, instead, I was getting some business done and finally got my shop open on Etsy. See, the picture above is proof of a work in progress. :)

During my time away and even before then, I had made a few pieces (that you can take a look at on my Shop page ;)) but I was so nervous about putting them up as I wasn't sure about the reaction I would receive. I slowly began sharing pics of my products via social media like Instagram, Facebook etc. and with some positive feedback and a few nudges from the husband, I bit the bullet and finally opened my Etsy store.

After much procrastination I finally opened my store and the feelings I felt were those of happiness, relief, enthusiasm, excitement, motivation and everything in between.

With common sense thinking I know that huge success will not happen overnight but it will come in due time if I believe in myself, have patience, keep a strong support system around me and just keep pushing forward.

I'm sticking to my guns and I vow to continue on this wonderful journey, I even made business cards to make it more official. :)

Thanks to everyone who has been reading my blog for a while now and I hope you continue to follow me on this journey.

I'm soooo excited and amped up to see what comes my way and I hope taking you all along with me will show you all if you believe in yourself anything can happen.

Blessings to everyone and remember to follow me on Instagram, etc. to stay abreast in the life of P. Jewls.

-xoxo

~Positively Jewls

Let Your Life Flow...

2013-01-09T15:45:00.004-05:00

When you choose to perceive Love over fear, life begins to flow."
"By placing the magnifying glass on your ego's dark ilusions, you weaken its strength."
"Sometimes your higher self will guide you to make mistakes so you can learn lessons."

- Gabrielle Bernstein

Clapping hands... So true!

Thanks for reading all... Have a blessed day! :)

~Positively Jewls

Make The Best Of It...

2013-01-08T10:18:00.003-05:00

I was going through my email and came acorss one of my daily emails from The Daily Love; which by the way is a really awesome and uplifiting site, so please check it out if you haven't already. Yeah, so I checked out the email and there was a specific quote that rang so true and I felt the need to share with you all.

Enjoy!

"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity." - Gilda Radner

Thanks so much for reading everyone....

On a side note, Positively Jewls is opening up on Etsy this weekend. So happy, nervous but excited... :)

~Positively Jewls

They Say Looks Don't Matter...

2013-01-02T21:55:00.002-05:00

In the dating world or rather the world in general, they say when it comes to dating someone looks don't matter but in some ways I have to say that isn't the complete truth.

Now, for all of you that have played the dating game, whether you admit it or not the first thing that attracts you to someone is their appearance. The first think you say to yourself is, "Damn he is fine," or something like that, due to the way this person looks you will want to find out if the feeling is mutual and if it is, you give him a chance, not because you knew what he had to say but because he looked good. Now that you two have gotten over the physical part, you now have to hold a conversation and this can be the deal breaker. Either he is cute in the face and can hold a conversation without you wanting to throw up or it can be the reverse, in that all he is, is just a cute face.

Now what happens when things happen in reverse? Instead of knowing what a person looks like, you only know what the person has to say. This could be because maybe a friend wants to set you up but you have only held a phone conversation and have seen no pics, or you met this person online with no pic, or over a phone dating thing, whatever the case may be, you get the point. The conversations are awesome, you have allot in common and the best part is that he makes you laugh. Then comes the time to meet in person but beforehand you finally get the pic you've been waiting for but before you look at it, you already have in your mind what he looks like so your excited, you have butterflies and your hoping he thinks you are just attractive. Then you look at the pic and it's the total opposite, butterflies are gone, you forget about the great conversations and instead you are looking at the pic and thinking to yourself, hmmmm. Yes, it sounds superficial but we are all human and most of us have probably done this one time or another.

After speaking with a friend this evening, I realized that this reaction does happen more often then not but that doesn't make it right. Instead of throwing in the towel because this person is not what you pictured, why not keep an open mind and an open heart. Although he doesn't look like Lance Gross or the Rock, he may just be the coolest and funniest person you will ever meet and that alone will make him the most gogeous person in the room.

All in all, looks may be the first attractioin but in the end it really doesn't matter as it is not the deciding factor.

Thanks so much for reading all and stay tuned for a pic of the new piece I am working on. :)

~Positively Jewls

New Jewelry...Rose Pedals...

2012-12-27T20:56:00.002-05:00

Hello Again... Above are some of the awesome and fun pieces I recently made this past weekend and I can't wait to show you the matching pieces when done. I am having an awesome time coming up with these pieces from the components I received recently and I can't wait to showcase them on Etsy. Remember to follow me on Instagram to keep up with my upcoming pieces that will be featured on Etsy. Stay tuned!

Thanks so much for reading.

~Positively Jewls

How Will You Know??

2012-12-27T20:52:00.000-05:00

How will you know how much you are appreciated, unless someone tells you??

First off, I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas and Santa was good to you. ;) As for me, mom bought the husband and I a Keurig, yay! Although I don't drink coffee myself, I can also make green tea and white hot chocolate in that bad boy. Oh yeah! Thanks mom. :)

Now back to the topic at hand.. How will you really know how much you are appreciated unless someone shows you or simply tells you? The answer to that is...you will not know..

Through the years I have worked at quite a few companies but I have never felt as appreciated as I do now.

Just to give you a little bit of a background, I hold the title of an Administrative Assistant which technically means I run the whole office. At the prior jobs I worked at during the years I would bust my butt and rarely ever received a thank you because I didn't receive a thank you I began to feel unappreciated and when someone starts to feel unappreciated, what do they do, they start to not give a damn. Don't get me wrong, I still did my job but the extra efforts and enthusiasm was no longer there.

Well low and behold the job I have been at for almost three years now, not once do I ever feel unappreciated. Every single person in that office makes me feel appreciated even when I do the littlest of things. No one acts like they are to big to make another feel appreciated and that is what kindness is all about. With them just simply saying thank you, it actually makes me want to go the extra route to run the office properly because I know the hard work I put in is not just blown off because it is what I am suppose to do.

We must always remember that whether it's the office or a relationship we deserve to be appreciated because all that we give is not because we have to give it but because we want to give it. As a bonus, remember to show appreciation to others because what you give you will receive.

Thanks so much for reading everyone and make sure to leave your comments below and tell me what simple actions make you feel appreciated.

~Positively Jewls

Pretty Colors...Roses..Hearts...Sparkle...Oh My!

2012-12-13T22:51:00.000-05:00

I ordered these beautiful beads and components last Friday and as always they were delivered right on time. I fell in love with the large heart components online but they are even more beautiful in person. My sketches are ready and I am so excited to build some new pieces and present them to you all on my up and coming Etsy shop. I just finished my first set and can't wait to make more.

Make sure to follow me on Instagram to check out all the new pieces as they're being made.

Thanks so much for reading everyone. :)

~Positively Jewls

Feels Good To Be Back....Vaca & Changes... :)

2012-12-12T12:08:00.003-05:00

Hello All,

I know I've been M.I.A. for the last two months but I am soooo glad to be back. During the month of October I spent most of my time planning for my first International trip with hubby. I was so busy planning and so excited about the trip I really couldn't get my brain to focus on anything else and come on, can you blame me? We left mid November on our first journey to Paris, France and the Amsterdam, Netherlands and I have to say it was the best trip ever!!!

If you haven't been to these two cities, you need to go, like, right now!

Paris is so romantic and beautiful and Amsterdam is also beautiful and completely chill. Although I missed Thanksgiving with the fam and it was cold as heck, I have no regrets as this was the best way to spend out 8 year anniversary and my B-Day!

We got back mid November but of course my time was off so I really couldn't function long enough to get a post up and when my brain got back on track I wanted to catch up on some jewelry making.

Well things are back in order now and I made my first jewelry sale on Ebay, yay! #Motivation :)

That brings me to my writing and some changes you may see around the blog. If you read my blog often enough you will know that it focuses on everyday topics and positive aspirations but now I will also be taking you on my jewelry journey which I hope you all will enjoy.

I am just at the beginning of my journey and hope that you come along this wonderful ride with me.

Thanks so much for reading and be sure to stay tuned for my brand new post as well as my new Etsy shop coming soon.

~Positively Jewls

The best time to see and go on top of the Eiffel Tower is at night. Yes, I made it all the way to the top and didn't due to the fact that I am not the biggest fan of heights. :) The lights, the light show and the view is just amazing!

What was even more of a bonus was that the Eiffel was only two blocks away from our hotel, clapping hands. :)))

The whole time we were on our way to Paris I kept saying, I can't wait to taste their wine and cheese, yup, so worth it! The wine was soooo good, even got a bottle of Rose at the restaurant for $9.00, yes, you read that correctly. The same bottle in NY would have been double the price, amazing! The cheese was also amazing but of course I ate it all before I remembered to take a pic. Oopsy!

The beautiful roses hubby bought me during at first walk around the Eiffel and a super cute Eiffel souvenir that lights up. These two things are happily sitting in front of our Living Room TV. :) Thanks honey! :)))

Now, here we are in Amsterdam and the guy in the hood is my hubby. :) Yes, we felt like we needed the same exact picture at the same exact time, haha. There is so much more to this city then just...well you know...the architecture is absolutely gorgeous.

Then there is that other stuff which I will let you all talk about amongst yourselves. ;)

Such a great trip!..Good Times...Good Times... xoxo

Afternoon Inspiration...Ask..Believe..Receive..

2012-10-09T13:00:00.000-04:00

Ask, Believe, Receive - just three simple steps to create what you want. However, very often the second step, believe, can be the most difficult one. And yet it is the greatest step you will ever take. Believing contains no doubt. Believing does not waiver. Believing is absolute faith. Believing remains steadfast despite what is happening in the outside world.

When you master believing, you have mastered your life. ~Rhonda Byrne

Take Charge...

2012-10-09T10:38:00.002-04:00

Last week we spoke about your pockets being full but this week I would like to continue on and discuss taking charge and knowing your worth.

This past weekend I had an awesome ladies night (as always :)) with all of my girlfriends and I love

each of them because well they are awesome and they each have a small characteristic that reminds me of the good within myself. When getting together we speak about anything and everything and one of the topics that came up this time around revolved around money, the workplace and knowing your worth. While discussing what was going on with one of my particular friends it justified for all of us even more why you should take charge of not only your pockets but your happiness as well.

Easier Said??

2012-10-05T11:47:00.000-04:00

A while back I came across a quote that stated, "Those who are sure of the outcome will wait and wait without anxiety." Although I strongly and truly believe in this there will also be those times when I have my moments and wonder, what if? Well yesterday I had one of those moments and I started to wonder, is waiting without anxiety easier said then done?

Afternoon Inspiration...The Chase...

2012-10-04T13:00:00.000-04:00

People go through their whole lives chasing everything in the material world, and they fail to discover the greatest treasure of all, which is within them. Shut your eyes to the outside world. Direct your thoughts and words to the inside of you. The Master within you is the key to all the treasures in the world. ~Rhonda Byrne

Your Pockets Are Full But Is Your Heart??

2012-10-04T09:55:00.000-04:00

Throughout life I have heard family, friends, co-workers and of course celebrities always mention the fact that they are trying to get rich and get their pockets as full as they can to their little hearts content. These particular people are so focused on obtaining money anyway possible and although their pockets may be full, their hearts aren't. There is nothing wrong with wanting to have money as it is nice and helps us to obtain our needs and our wants but why not obtain these funds through a source that truly makes you happy, give a sense of fulfillment and at the end of the day puts a smile on your face?

Afternoon Inspiration...The Now...

2012-10-02T13:00:00.000-04:00

If you have "needing money" in your vibration, then you will keep attracting needing money. You have to find a way of being happy NOW, feeling good NOW, and being in joy NOW, without the money, because those great feelings are how you will feel with the money.

Money doesn't bring happiness - but happiness brings money. ~Rhonda Byrne

Cherish The Moments...

2012-10-02T10:00:00.000-04:00

While spending time with my loved ones over the summer I have come to realize how at times it can be hard to find time to just breathe, let alone enough time to spend with the ones we love. When that time finally does come around it's definitely something that should be cherished.

Afternoon Inspiration...Positively You...

2012-10-01T13:00:00.000-04:00

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. ~Hugh Downs

Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way. ~Eileen Caddy

We are given one life, and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live. ~Omar Nelson Bradley

The amount of happiness you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball

Thanks so much for reading!

~Positively Jewls

Everyday Be Grateful & Give Thanks...

2012-10-01T10:00:00.000-04:00

I came across this wonderful email and I wanted to share it with everyone one of you as it's a great everyday reminder. We are all (I hope) grateful for the things we receive but we forget to be grateful for the everyday things, anything and everything that makes our world go round.

Let's take for instance the husband and I, every morning we share at least one thing we are grateful for at that moment. It can be simply just waking up next to one another, being able to say the words, "I love you," running water, slippers to keep our feet warm from the cold floor, so on and so forth. This is an awesome way to remind ourselves of all the things we should be grateful for on a daily basis whether we realize it or not.

Take a look at the awesome passage below and right after that, check out the item that is being given away and the rules to enter.

Today, be grateful. Be grateful for your favorite music, for movies that make you feel good, for your phone that connects you with people, for your computer, and for the electricity that lights up your life. Be grateful for air travel that flies you everywhere. Be grateful for the roads and traffic lights that keep the traffic in order. Be grateful to those who built our bridges. Be grateful for your pet, for your child, for your loved ones, for your eyes that enable you to read this. Be grateful for your imagination. Be grateful that you can think. Be grateful that you can speak. Be grateful that you can laugh and smile. Be grateful that you can breathe. Be grateful that you are alive! Be grateful that you are You!

Be grateful that there are two words that can change your life.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

~Rhonda Byrne

Afternoon Inspiration...Embrace...

2012-09-25T13:29:00.001-04:00

*Enough Said* :)

Confront It or Let It Go?...

2012-09-25T09:53:00.002-04:00

I debated this question for so very long and for many different reasons. After pondering this question I realized there is no yes or no answer, or right or wrong. The only answer is that of what you choose and making sure that choice is the right one for you. Let's take my past personal situation for instance...

Afternoon Inspiration...Start Your Day...

2012-09-24T13:00:00.000-04:00

Begin your day by feeling grateful. Be grateful for the bed you just slept in, the roof over your head, the carpet or floor under your feet, the running water, the soap, your shower, your toothbrush, your clothes, your shoes, the refrigerator that keeps your food cold, the car that you drive, your job, your friends. Be grateful for the stores that make it so easy to buy the things you need, the restaurants, the utilities, services, and electrical appliances that make your life effortless. Be grateful for the magazines and the books that you read. Be grateful for the chair that you sit on, and the pavement that you walk on. Be grateful for the weather, the sun, the sky, the birds, the trees, the grass, the rain, and the flowers.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! ~Rhonda Byrne

No One Can Define You...But You...Part 2...

2012-09-24T11:11:00.002-04:00

Within the first installment of No One Can Define You, I shared with you the foolishness that I encountered a couple of weeks ago but within this post I would like to discuss with you the opposite side of the negative foolishness.

Afternoon Inspiration...Attachment Doesn't=Gratitude...

2012-09-13T13:00:00.000-04:00

There is a difference between feeling gratitude and appreciation for something, and feeling attachment to something. Appreciation and gratitude are states of pure love, while attachment contains fear - fear of losing or not having what you are attached to. When it comes to something you want in your life, appreciation and gratitude attracts, and attachment pushes away. If you are feeling afraid that you will not get what you want, or losing what you have, then you have attachment.

To remove the attachment, keep shifting yourself into a state of appreciation and gratitude, until you can feel that the fear has gone. ~Rhonda Byrne

Wait Without Anxiety..

2012-09-13T10:35:00.001-04:00

You know that feeling that occurs when you start to take those first steps into making your dream a reality?

There is such an overwhelming sense of excitement because you can't believe you are finally making your dreams come true, their is also a tidbit of fear because you are not sure how things will turn out but with determination you keep going. Once the smoke has cleared and all things are planned out, your business may not be moving as fast as you want it to or not growing as big as you want it to and due to this the dreadful anxiety kicks in.