14K GOLD JOY | SORROW PENDANT hide-learn This hand-carved oyster has the

This hand-carved oyster has the words "the world is your" on its bottom edge and a small "pearl" on its inside

grins ever so slightly like the most unlikely Buddha

The MEDIUM is approximately 7-3/4" in circumference including a 1" gap to slip it on

we know its silhouette as a hallmark of home

14K GOLD JOY | SORROW PENDANT hide-learn This hand-carved oyster has theThere is an ancient saying that there are 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows. During our lives, we will all experience both, in more of a balance than most of us can bear to accept. At first, the thought went against everything Id learned from the fairytales I grew up with. A life half full of sorrow didnt sound very happily ever after to me. I had this notion that I should be working towards ALL JOY. That the goal was never to be sad or experience pain