Since this is the first edition of "Shine", I would like to share with you a little bit about myself and how I ended up on my path as a jewelry designer. 

I didn't start out as a designer - far from it.  From a young age, I wanted to be a doctor.  I studied hard, did well in university and was accepted into naturopathic medical school.  The long and gruelling hours were challenging to say the least, but I did well.  I never second-guessed my decision to be a doctor, or why I wanted  to be one.  I just kept on going as if the doctorate at the end of the tunnel was my sole purpose in life.  I never  questioned whether I was truly happy or fulfilled doing what I was doing. 

Until one day.  I began to  look within, and I found that something was missing in my life and that I wasn't really happy.  I took a leave of absence from med school and did some soul searching.

Read the full article on my blog to find out... When you follow your heart and soul, and you share the talent you have been given, you can't go wrong!