This Christmas, as the World reels from the impact of an economic meltdown, the Christmas friendship gift on everyone’s lips is the definitive friendship gift above price: The Friendship Stone. This beautiful gift is symbolic of the spirit of friendship and yet offers something more; the comfort of something to have and hold when a friend is far away.
The Friendship Stone is a beautiful Tiger’s Eye, naturally tumbled to turn its surface satin smooth. It might be given as jewellery, on a chain or a leather to be worn as a necklace; as a desk stone with a free smaller stone for a purse, wallet or pocket; or simply carried around to remind us to stay positive and focused on the things that really matter in life.
‘Christmas Past’ brought us the commercialized nonsense the World suffers from today; the frenzy of giving and receiving expensive gifts that were more about taking than giving. This Christmas, the emphasis is on family and friends and the importance of staying connected with the people we love best. It is also about making new friends and showing them we are there for them when they need us.
The Friendship Stone is inexpensive, beautiful to look at and says everything there is to say about the way friends feel about each other: ‘stay positive’ – ‘stay connected’ – ‘stay close’ – ‘stay in touch’ – ‘be there’. It is totally unique as no two are alike, just like friends, and lasts forever – as good friends do.
The Friendship Stone can also be given as a Power of Two Friendship Pack, allowing two friends to have a Friendship Stone each. For every Power of Two Friendship Pack sold, a donation is received by the youth program Big Brothers Big Sisters, which is affiliated with The Friendship Stone.
Christmas should be about giving something worthwhile, not just this year but every year. It is surely time for us all to admit that we have enough perfume and hair products and worthless novelties to last a lifetime and now want something for Christmas that means something other than a big hole in our bank accounts. It is time to take Christmas back to basics and back to the strengths of meaningful friendships; staying positive with the people who love and need us; being there for our friends.
‘Christmas Present’ is an opportunity for a new beginning by giving our friends and family a gift they can keep to remind them we are there for them; that whatever they are facing next year will not be faced alone and each time they look at this beautiful, unique friendship gift they will be reminded we are with them.
‘Christmas Future’ holds the key to hope and all the optimistic things we want for our friends. A friendship gift our friends can keep for next Christmas and all the Christmases to come is something worth having; worth keeping; above price. Giving The Friendship Stone to a good friend this year could change the way we feel about our friends forever.
Born in Florida, Cathy grew up in Columbus, Georgia. She graduated with a BA Honors in Journalism from the University of Texas, where the emphasis of her studies was in photojournalism. After studying commercial photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Cathy moved abroad to Israel where she has been for the past 23 years. Prior to forming My Stone Company in 2005, Cathy specialized in food and portrait photography.
The Friendship Stone Friendship Gift links friends and promotes friendships everywhere, stone by stone.
