Post Tucson Gem Show Reflections

January 31, 2022

I have pretty much the coolest job. Fly to the desert to pick out pretty rocks for a week. Head home, play with the pretty rocks, and send them off to their new homes. With you wonderful humans.

Even in this moment of pure exhaustion and post Tucson gem show calm, reflecting on how I spend my time I am just filled with awe. And gratitude.

It wasn’t always this way. I had a lot of shitty jobs — energy vampire bosses and coworkers, enervating work environments, but, I marvel at how even in the most intense moments of this work — sometimes especially in these intense moments — I love my work.

The stones assign a lot of home work, my boss (the universe) asks me to constantly evolve, grow, learn new aspects of the work, find new stones, tools, practices and resources to share with you all. Running a small business with integrity and passion involves a lot of relationship building, but honestly that’s what I love most, even more than the stones (shhh… don’t tell them) I was reflecting on all my incredible vendors I’ve seen this week and the many conversations I had while standing around selecting stones slowly for hours in each booth. And I am blown away, I loved connecting with every single one of my vendors and think they’re all incredible humans with so much passion and integrity. Yes they sell the highest quality stones but they are also all people with deep personal passions for this work. I think these stones find their way to you through a chain of loving hands and meaningful conversations and that’s part of what’s so beautiful, the energy they carry.

In short, marveling at how amazingly the Tucson show went, how much I love this work, and how grateful I am for my awesome stone vendors and all the relationships I’ve built which bring these stones to you with so much love and care.