See that dot of an island off the coast? That’s the diamond in the Tasmanian Sea.
Why Tasmania? Tasmania is a curious island, it’s a province of Australia. At 26,000 square miles, it’s 1/3 smaller than the state of Maine…which means it’s actually pretty big. The blue colors of the ocean surrounding are legendary. Among the animals found in Tasmania are kangaroos, platypi, wombats, Tasmanian devils, and penguins. Tasmania is 150 miles southeast of Australia and is in the South Pacific. While both blue sapphire and topaz are found in Tasmania, our Tasmanian earrings’ gems are World sourced.
Eastern Gray Kangaroo standing in a meadow in Tasmania
Penguin crossing in Tasmania
The Tasmanian coast at twilight
The East coast of Tasmania
Wine Glass Bay in Northeast Tasmania
The Blue Zones of Happiness
Blue is the color of health and well-being. Blue is the color of youth and vitality. Blue is the color of peace and happiness.
Earth has seven Blue zones. Seven places where people live longer with vim and vigor. A Blue Zone is not just about more time, it’s more time with a true quality of life. The Blue Zone mindset is about time for discovery, wisdom and work.
Blue Zones are not merely magic places on the globe. Rather, they are places with a population of people who believe in wellness, people who never stop thinking, participating or creating. They subscribe to a lifetime of art and imagination, a lifetime of discovery.
People who live to be 100 don’t simply stop at 65. they have 10, 20, 30 years of additional active participation. They have more to contribute.
Do you have to pick up and move to a Blue Zone for an extra 20 years? Do you have to sell your house, say goodbye to your friends and family? Do you move to Japan, Costa Rica or Sardinia and not see your grandchildren grow up to achieve an extra 20?
A Blue Zone is not about place, although these places exist within our world. Blue Zone is really about attitude, belief and philosophy. Yes, it would be nice to live in a place where everyone lived a very long time. Blue Zone living is easier than you might imagine. It’s a decision you make, a decision that exists inside of you. It’s a shift of your consciousness.
Is Blue Sky, Blue Zone a gem of magic? Yes-maybe-no, It is if you want it to be. It is magic if you choose it to be. It is magic if you decide, because living the Blue Zone life simply makes sense.
Blue Topaz is an amazing gem. It occurs in various shades of blue. At Cross, we choose the prettiest shades of pastel blue, they are the colors in the middle. Our Blue Sky Topaz is the third hardest gem after diamond which means it’s highly resistant to scuffing and scratching. Blue Topaz has a high refractive index (jeweler talk) which means that when a gem is cut properly, it’s the most sparkly bright brilliant pastel blue gem in nature!
Your new Blue Topaz is with you every day to remind you of the guiding principles of what is truly important.
These are the seven places in the world where the longest lived happiest people live.
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Our extended ninety days, for a small business, is almost unheard of. Truth is, we shop for gifts too, and rather than scrambling at the last minute and feeling the tension of time, we like this more relaxed approach. We wish everyone did something like this… it would be a kinder, gentler world.