In the beginning, there were only gold AWB…that’s how BuDhaGirl started and to this day gold is still my personal favorite.

Gold is evocative of my days in Thailand. Being exposed to a beauty that was new to me, a beauty of simple abundance.

How can these simple orbs bring me so much joy? Certainly, they were not like the thrill of Harry Winston or Cartier, yet I began to wear these simple plastic bangles every day. I wore them mixed with Hermes and Chanel, over my watch…I went swimming, I bathed in them, and at times even fell asleep with them.

It was only when my son became very ill that I began to use AWB as my morning touchstone. How in the world could I face the day when my son, my little boy, my beautiful blooming adult was suffering so very much? I felt helpless. I felt angry. I was deeply afraid. I would do anything to make him healthy again.

Then I realized there was something I could do. I could keep myself healthy and strong for him. I could find peace in the knowledge that through my reasoned choices I could help him one day at a time.

Each day my AWB ritual grew. My intentions became tangible, I could visualize them, and I could vocalize them. Call it fate, call it faith, call it chance, call it a miracle, but every day my intentions, through my perseverance and belief turned into outcomes.

Today, my son is healthy.

AWB are not jewelry. These little hand-crafted, plastic, golden orbs are powerful vehicles of love, healing, encouragement, success, and wisdom. Share them, they are only yours for a short time, nothing material is forever.

What will always endure is your spirit.