Humans can be a lot like roses... Like a rose, each of us has many layers. We come in many colors, shapes and sizes. Some of us can be soft at the center like its delicate petals, whereas others can be a little rough around the edges like the prickly thorns that adorn its limbs. Whether soft, prickly or a little bit of both, our life experiences help make for many interesting characters in this world, just as there can be many types of flowers in the garden.In the garden of life, we start as a seed that is planted, nurtured, then we grow, develop and bloom. Sometimes, we face obstacles that may cause us to wilt... Yet, when uprooted and placed in the right environment, we can heal, rebuild our strength, and once again thrive! Furthermore, if we're blessed, we also have an opportunity to scatter and share our lives with others, and even reproduce. All in all, this miracle of the human life, similar to that of a rose, is about as close to magical as can possibly be! Now, just how enchanting is that?!...("Enchanted Rose" is the 5th installment in our "In The Garden" Waistbeads Collection. It is created with natural rose quartz beads, along with glass seed beads in rose gold and shades of brown, representing love, comfort, grounding, stability, protection and appreciation of the simple things in life.)