Just the other day I stumbled across a jewelry vender in Barceloneta Beach and as I was trying to pick out a ring from her collection, she noticed how difficult it was for me to choose between a stone jewel. I insisted that all of them were too beautiful for me to decide on just one but then she said something that stuck with me. She said you can’t choose the stone, the stone has to choose you and instantly I found myself drawn towards the ring with a bright red stone. Out of curiosity I asked her the symbolism behind it and in short, she told me this jewel represented adventure but that wasn’t the answer I was hoping for. I was already adventurous. In all honesty, my adventurous nature is what puts me in such reckless situations but despite my disappoint, I still chose to buy the ring. Being the curious person I am, I immediately researched the stone to elaborate on what the merchant said about it having the powers to enhance adventure in a person’s life. This is when I discovered that the red aventurine is a stone of manifestation through action. In essence, it’s used to amplify one’s life by restoring faith and courage so that an individual has the power to choose their highest path.

I walked into my purchase with such hesitation and doubt about the stone I had chosen but looking back on it, I couldn’t be more at ease with my red stone. Like the merchant said, I didn’t choose the stone. The stone chose me. And it couldn’t have chosen me at such a perfect time.

I’ve beaten myself up so much about why I am the way I am when I should have been embracing it. Yeah, I may be too adventurous, too reckless, and too free-spirited but what’s the point of fighting it when it’s just who I am. And sure, these traits haven’t always lead me to make the best decisions but that’s why I’m in Spain right? To figure myself out, find the right path for me.

The hidden message might be a little farfetched and for all I know the merchant could have sold me this sugarcoated story just so that she could make an extra 10 euros but I still find my hopeless soul falling for it. If you know me, you know that I’m a strong believer in faith and destiny. Things happen for a reason, even if we can’t comprehend it in the moment. That’s why it’s so important to be conscious of the signs placed on your life. You could think that everything is falling a part when in the bigger scope of things, the universe is working to have it all fall into place in due time.