Celebrating Our 2nd Anniversary with a Giveaway!

The string color meaning that I feel most suits me best is Purple/empathy because I sometime forget to be tolerant.

I favor Purple to encourage my empathy for others.

I like the pink because the world needs more kindness. If everyone made an effort to be more kind kindness would spread and it would be a better world to live in.

Silver because I need to be more forgiving.

I would choose the white, Remember to be Kind to Yourself. As a recovering self-injurer I am my own worst enemy and I am working on being kinder to myself.

Blue is so me - my fave color, the thing I seek in life (tranquility) and now that Daddy is battling colon cancer, it means even more to me. It means fighting to live, battling gracefully and wholly, never, never, NEVER giving up no matter what the doctors may say. It means finding my tranquility in God, putting everything in His hands and trusting in His Divine powers, wisdom and grace to see us all through this each step of the way. You know, this ring would be a constant reminder to me to work out and train hard every day to run the Undy 5000 5K in Daddy's honor and to make him proud. It is the least I can do for the man who has done so much for me and whom I love with all my heart.

I believe that Yellow suits me the best because I am usually a pessimistic person and I need to remember to be optimistic and grateful no matter what situation I am in, because there is always someone out there who is dealing with a situation worse than mine.
I have a boyfriend whom I have been dating for about 6 years now, and throughout all 6 of those years, we have lived a 5 hour distance from each other. We already have the strain of the long distance on our relationship, which puts me down a lot since I am generally a pessimistic person, but for the past 2 years, my boyfriend has been extremely ill, which has also put a strain on our relationship.
About 2 years ago, my boyfriend was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. It is a fairly new disease, and it is an autoimmune disease so there is no cure. It is something that he is going to have to suffer from for the rest of his life. Because his doctors have not been able to put his disease into remission yet, even though he has been going through countless medications and surgeries for the past 2 years, he has not been able to do normal things like take college classes. Meanwhile, I am almost done with college and plan on going to graduate school soon.
It is difficult for me to deal with this because I am pessimistic about having a future together when I have a whole life ahead of me that I am anxious to get to, and I feel obligated to wait and care for him. I am extremely pessimistic about our future together, especially since we are so young and he already is losing hair and feeling fatigued all the time and cannot walk without a cane because he is in too much pain. I am trying to be optimistic and hope that his doctors can put his disease into remission, but it is hard to be grateful and positive when they have not been successful for 2 years already and I feel as though his life is being wasted away. I love him but it is so difficult to deal with this when I feel obligated to care for him and cannot because he lives 5 hours away and I have my own life and school and work.
I pray that I can be optimistic through this difficult time and that he will soon be in remission so that he can move on with his life. I also want to remember to be grateful, because even though we are having a difficult time, there are so many others out there that are dealing with an even more difficult situation.

I need to remember to have patience when dealing with my husband and kids. Sometimes I get frustrated and snap at them

I had breast cancer last summer. As soon as I found out about the spot on my mammogram, I wore a silver ring that I had seldom worn. Every time I saw it or felt it on my thumb, I said thank you for whatever was going on at the time. After 4 surgeries and a double mastectomy, I was still wearing it and saying thank you. Attitude makes all the difference. I was calm and unafraid, and grateful to all the people who loved and supported me. It was an amazing experience. I am cancer-free. I am grateful.

I think blue would be a good color for me. It means to remember to be patient, and as a teacher, it's hard to remember that sometimes. I need to slow down and remember to breathe and try over again. Kids test my patience daily, but if I'm more patient, I would be able to deal better with them.

I choose white, because I very often forget to be kind to myself. I'm excellent at being kind and compassionate to others, but I need to remember to give myself that very same love and attention.

It's so hard to pick one of the colors over the others, because all symbolize things we need to be reminded of.

With that said, I have to go with yellow. Optimism is a powerful thing, and something I must admit I lack a lot of. In today's world it's so easy to see the negative. Negativity is all around us every day, and things are really hard for a lot of people right now.

The one thing I'm starting to realize though, is that if I look back now on any hard time in my life, it doesn't seem as bad as it did then. Things always find a way of working themselves out, no matter how bad they get.

So why waste time on negativity? Why dwell on what's going wrong when it's not going to help make anything right any way?

That is why I picked yellow...I want to be reminded to be optimistic about life and all the good that is to come.

I think black best fits me. I spend too much time worrying and not slowing down and looking at the good things.

The black one is just perfect for me this year as my friend and I are taking a trip to Norway. The black one would be a perfect reminder of the time we spent enjoying all the wonderful sights. Winner or not, I am so getting one of these.

I would choose blue, it's definitely a reminder I need every single day with three young kids running around!

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I like the black one, because I love that color and I need to be in harmony.

I would get yellow and blue together. Blue to remind myself to be tranquil, and yellow to remind myself to be optimistic. I love this idea. Congrats on the anniversary!

At String Ring I like black, Remember to Enjoy. Sometimes I'm in too much of a hurry to get on to the next task!

My favorite ring is the white ring that reminds us to be kind to ourselves. It's important to take time each day to do this, and how could one forget when a reminder is sitting right on your finger.

I love these rings! Thank you for making them.
Rachel

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Hey Tina,

I know, I already have one, and I must have bought 3 or 4 others to give as gifts already. But I'd like to have another on hand, in case someone else would appreciate the gift of love and kindness.

Anyway, though I'm wearing red right now in celebration of the new year, my colour will always be gold. Hands down. Compassionate generosity is the core principle of philanthropy education, which is what I have decided to dedicate my life to. What else would be a greater symbol for my life calling than the gold string around your string-ring?

Giving of ourselves has the power to heal, not only just others but ourselves as well. I experienced it back in September '09, when I was in pretty rough shape and needed a lift. Your string ring helped me through it by reminding me what it means to be human and to give of ourselves.

Thank you Tina for your inspiration. Here's to hoping I can get another string ring so that I can spread the kindness and compassion the Tina Mansfield way!

- Karen

The orange suits me because I have been so down lately-I really need to cheer up and laugh more.

I'd chose the Gold String Ring, remember to give. With so many people having a hard time these days we need to look at ourselves and see how much we truly have. Instead of getting our nails done or getting that cup of specialty coffee, go spend the money on canned food and donate to the mission or food bank. Every little bit helps.