Sacredness of The Ordinary

    An ordinary object can have an entire different meaning in different people's eyes. This object has a deep,sentimental, and beautiful value to you but could mean absolutely nothing to others. It will catch your attention,calm and center you, and bring you back. All of these thoughts go through my head when I feel my cross on my neck.Silver chain with a silver cross attached to it. Simple clear diamond embedded into its surface. The diamond catches light and reflects those colors inside of it. After picturing this illustration you may think nothing of my cross, but it seem like so much more to me.
    I've worn a cross around my neck since I was a baby but it never meant anything to me when I was young. My family always said it is very special and that I should never lose it and I never thought much of it. For kindergarten and elementary school I went to St. Mary's I learned a lot about religion. Every night before I went to bed I would say a prayer while holding my necklace and it became a routine for me. Soon, I began to memorize the pray I said because I said it so much. My necklace always reminded me to pray.
    My cross brings back memories which center me and remind me of all the good things that have come my way in life. When I look at my cross I always think of who I am, and how I got here. It brings back memories, good and bad. Good memories with family and friends and even bad ones filled with loss. I am constantly reminded that people have it worse and that things always get better because I have the family and friends that built all of those good memories with me. My cross lets me take a breath and relax because I know I will always have memories and what I am made of.
    In my eyes, my life is stored in the sparkle of my diamond cross. My cross has gone through everything I have. I've learned right from wrong and my cross can put me on the right track if I part the wrong way. It was on my neck through the times I've gotten in trouble and the times I was rewarded so it hold what I have learned. I look at my necklace, remember the past and know which path is the right way.
    Ordinary objects can bring back thoughts and memories that shape who you become.  Certain things may bring back the memory of a loved one, a happy moment, a sad moment, or an important moment to you, and for me, my cross brings back all of these things.