What Are You Waiting For? Wear Those Gorgeous Diamond Earrings Today Before It’s Too Late

Medium’s July 14, 2023 blog about “specialness spirals” inspired me to resurrect this article of mine previously published here.

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Medium’s article is so interesting. I hadn’t a clue there was a phenomenon called “specialness spirals,” in which an individual is unable to use an item because it’s too special. We often save these “special” items for a “special” occasion.

Not anymore, I told myself.

A few years ago, I decided to wear my “good” jewelry whenever I darn felt like it.

Ordinarily, I don these items only when going to a party or dinner with friends.

“Good” jewelry

I love my diamond tennis bracelet, yet it spent more time in the doggone jewelry drawer than on my wrist. I don’t even wear my beautiful engagement ring every day. And there are the gold hoop earrings and several other pieces of jewelry lying dormant, awaiting their turns to have an outing.

Now that I’ve entered the Third Third of my life, changes are occurring.

I’m taking a hard look at life and wondering why I’m saving these items.