I spent two weeks in India to initiate a life transformation that I'd been starting and stopping for years. I am amazing at setting goals. I suck at achieving them. I write them down in a notebook or on little pieces of paper, which I never look at again. During this adventure  I set goals as usual, but decided I would distill each goal into a single meaningful word or intention to use as a reminder.

I believe in the power of gemstones. I often wear or carry stones that I feel protect or manifest positive results. When set my intentions, I  wrote  each meaningful word on a different heart-shaped stone.  I carried these stones in a little bag.  When I felt tense, I would draw one randomly to get a comforting reminder. I set them next to my yoga mat to focus my intentions. I lined them up on my desk, slept with them under my pillow. I just loved them!  They made me smile every time I come across them.

Most significantly, I felt for the first time that I was actually making daily progress toward living up to my life's purpose. 

I gained so much happiness from these little hearts of intention that I wanted more. I started making bracelets and necklaces. It brightens my mood every time I catch a glimpse of my intention on my wrist or feel the warm gemstone next to my heart. It didn't take long for me to realize that I wanted to share these tools to give others the same comfort and inspiration.