I have
Gifted a Giving Key
With the word
FEARLESS
My Story
14 months ago, i left my home country to live a year abroad as an au pair. To celebrate my second month there I wanted to get myself something special. I have always had lucky charms growing up. Usually I made my lucky jewelry a gift I got from somebody I loved but it made sense to purchase my own this time, and so I did. I bought a key with the word fearless on it. It went with me everywhere at first.
Then I only took it with me when I needed an extra dose of courage and trust in what I was doing. It went with me during a first date and a fifth one, it went with me to a Harvard class, I wore it in every plane I took and in a whole ton of great memories. Before leaving the US to go back home I went into a tattoo shop with some friends. I wanted to do something small to remember this year by. I got out of there with two tattoos, one of them being a really cute key behind my left ear. I then thought about giving my key away. Maybe keeping it for my best friend when she would need it ? or my younger brother ? maybe the kids I took care of ?or their parents who made me feel so welcome and loved ?
But what happened was actually none of that. I lost it on the plane going back home, it was in one makeup bag I could not recover. I claimed it but it was nowhere to be found. I still don't feel like I lost it though, it is still there with me kind of how it was before. This key actually felt like it unlocked something and I hope whoever found it feels its power because it truly made me feel and act more purposefully. Purposeful for me ; if that makes any sense ; for the dreams I am building and the person I want to become.
So yep, that's my Giving Keys experience. If you made it through here thank you for reading this very anticlimactic story with a happy twist (if I do say so myself). Take care and may more keys unlock those joyful adventures in your life.
-see what i did there hehe-
k bye,
Mia 🔑