Free Spirit Moves the World

I have a friend. He lives in a constant state of positivity and forward motion. I have known him since I was nineteen and have always been amazed at his total and complete ability to define for the world in the truest sense what a real free spirit is.
Just because he wanted to, he decided one time to just move to an island, learn how to survive there and create a business from new artisan skills he developed in between rocking out to reggae rhymes and becoming deep friends with locals and tourists.

So now he has his own jewlery business...he sells coconut jewlery at concerts and festivals, online and wherever else he finds a place. At first, it was a small business venture, but it quickly grew with time. The coolest thing about my friend is that he doesn't have a business degree or anything formal...he truly operates out of his confidence, raw spirit and intuition. And it's so refreshing to see someone who is super successful working out of his core.

I recently got one of his rings and I was talking with a student and she noticed the ring. Turns out, she had a similar one she bought at a festival in California, from him. Random! I thought it was pretty cool...but then one day I was out to lunch and as I glanced over at a random booth, I saw a woman who was wearing one of his bracelets. In Chicago, no less. This was pretty cool, but then I saw someone in shul wearing it as well! And then someone on the street....ok, now this was no longer coincidental...

Everything that exists in the physical relm has a spiritual reason for being there. Let's take this bracelet for example. It's very physical, there to add beauty to the person who chose to decorate a limb. But behind that bracelet is a person who had a vision and created a business because he was passionate about his product. And he truly seeks beauty in the world, identifying it and praising as he goes along...so it makes sense that I am seeing his jewlery all around since his powerful free spirit is behind his work...enthusiasm goes a long way no matter what...perhaps one of his reasons for being here is to help make people feel good about themselves which is why he is so successful...

But I do know for sure that when I see this jewlery in the random places, it's a continual message to me, that he is there and so is his gift in the world...which reminds me that whatever actions we are taking on a daily basis, whatever we are doing with our spirit, be careful...because whether it's on someones wrist, conscience or scar tissue, we are leaving our imprints in small but powerful places in the world.