Sign of Spring?

I bought in India this sweet image of ganesha.  When I came home, I had the treat of going shopping for here and looking though dozens of strands of beads until I found just the right ones to complement the colors in the painting and the energy of the image.  The brown and green tones of chunky turquoise felt just right.  In creating the necklace, I took the time to see how the individual stones related to each other both in shape and color.  Just as taking time to get in alignment can enable us to create beauty out of challenge, so to, taking the time to arrange the stones makes the difference between something merely strung together and an artistic creation.