My husband of 16 years passed away in a tragic boating accident in 2018 while alone on our boat in the British Virgin Islands. He left for the trip on December 19th and intended to return on the 24th for Christmas Eve. He passed away on December 20th, the morning after he arrived. He was the love of my life. We had known each other for about 30 years and it was always our plan to have a sailboat. I'm lucky we got to realize that dream. In 2000 we took sailing lessons and in 2002 we got married and...
I spent the majority of my life trying to keep people happy...everyone but myself.Last year, I realized that I was always the giver in my friendships and most of my relationships. And I finally decided to honor myself—to choose myself—by eliminating those one-sided relationships from my life. It was difficult, it was lonely at times, but it was imperative for my physical, emotional, and mental health. The day I decided to choose myself, my entire life changed. My outlook on life and even my performance at work and in school improved. My relationships with the people who TRULY cared about me...
This past January, I was 5 months pregnant with my twin girls, working from home full time and also raising my (then) 2 year old son. Then the unthinkable happened: I was laid off from my job. Suddenly, we were left with only my husband's income for our rapidly growing family. Just a few weeks later, right before I was set to give birth to our twins, COVID shut everything down. And, in the midst of all that craziness, our twins were born a month early. They spent that month in NICU. So for a month, I drove an hour there...
I love these rings, and I love what Fred and Far the the Self Love Pinky Ring stands for.I have for a very long time struggled with self harm and low self esteem. I bought two rings and the MINE necklace to remind myself of the importance of treating yourself kindly.Thank you Melody for starting the self love movement and creating these beautiful rings.
-Anonymous
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My Self Love Pinky Ring is a reminder to love myself on the bad days, not just the good. To never settle for less then what I deserve. To chase after things that make me feel alive, set my soul on fire and fill my heart with peace. This is a reminder to be patient with myself and to allow myself to heal from those who have hurt me.
- Yvette from New Mexico
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I got a Self Love Pinky Ring because it’s time for me to stop worrying about what everyone else thinks and put myself first. I need to take care of me, and be the best I can for myself, not anyone else.
- Missy from Ohio
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I choose to love myself everyday. My Self Love Pinky Ring signifies all the struggles I have had and the strength I have needed to overcome them. I had a rough start in life. I was born in the 70s to drug addicts and a mom who suffers from depression. Homeless for a large portion of my childhood, abused by my parents, brother, and older men, I lived in a constant state of fear. And when I emerged from that upbringing, my self worth and value was nearly gone. It’s taken me 43 years to fight back and win against all odds. I am...
"I am a sexual assault survivor and the last 3 years have been a rollercoaster of emotions. This year, I finally made the decision to love myself again. When I first saw the “Mine” necklace I immediately fell in love with it. Not only is it a reminder to choose myself, but for me it represents that I have reclaimed my body as my own."
--Cassie Shannon
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Almost a year ago, I was drugged and raped in a foreign country. I began to feel defined by what happened to me and it made me feel unworthy of love. Then, by accident, I came across the Self Love Pinky Ring. Fred and Far and the self love movement - helping women love themselves - spoke directly to me. Thanks to learning about self love, I realized that despite what had happened to me, despite how terrible I felt about myself every day, I was worthy of love. More specifically, I was worthy of love from ME just for being...
When I came across the Self Love Pinky ring, I fell in love with everything about it... During this pandemic, negativity is a natural reaction. But I chose to be positive: to spread love and positivity within myself and others. It must have worked because my 13 year-old daughter ALSO wanted to choose self love, so I ordered us both Pinky Rings. When we got them, we made a promise together: to feel whole, worthy, and loved within ourselves and to give that same love to each other. Thank you to the beautiful Melody and Fred and Far for reminding us all the...
I don’t know when it happened, but over the past few years I started living for others before I lived for me. I chipped away pieces of myself and gave them away freely. I felt like I was the supporting friend in a movie and letting others take the lead... in a movie that was supposed to be MY life! And then, suddenly, I had no more pieces of me for myself. At my rock bottom, I relearned that you can’t take care of others if you’re not right within. Wearing this pinky promise ring is a daily reminder to save some unconditional love for myself too...
When I was in my mid-20s, I had managed to get everything I thought I wanted: a long-term relationship, a masters degree and a dream job. Within the space of 18 months, my relationship ended, my job was abruptly over, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and lost my beloved grandmother. Every day since then has been a step in the climb back. Not back to who I was, but to my transformed self; an older, wiser and more deliberate woman. It’s a journey towards a cloudy peak and it isn’t clear who is waiting for me there, but the conscious choice to always choose myself...
