"Not a Boiling Frog" Signet Ring

Felt like a boiling frog.

Cool water. You remember those distant warm summer days, the feeling of cool water running on your skin. Running in the rain felt so invigorating. Just like staying up until sunrise and then taking a walk through that humid morning rain. You felt alive, felt some sort of warmth from within and cherished every moment of it intensely.

And now you feel it again, that familiar scent which brought so much joy and sparkles in your eyes. Only that now it's different.

You don't even know how, but guided by it you got here. Iciest, most deserted place on earth, with the scent of cool water. Feels familiar but it's all bleak. No sunrise here. It's steamy and without a spark of light. You can barely breathe. Everything is frozen. You linger for a bit and reminisce. All those memories play before your eyes and you hang on to them.

Suddenly it's getting warm. It gives hope. So you stay for a bit longer. And without even noticing, it all burns like hell. The heaviest of pains sharpens its way into everything, out of everything. Bone aching, burning icy water makes you see the breath getting out of your lungs.

Grasping for air you wake up confused because it felt real. It all hurts still. But just like that, the worst nightmare ended and you're awake and breathing.

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Sometimes the best way of figuring out who you are is defining who you are not. 

Just as seal rings used to reflect status, belonging, carrying generational and personal history, this middle finger signet ring is crafted to show the opposite: who you are not. Inspired by the Boiling Frog apologue, it acts as a reminder to double check every now and then how you are feeling. It is a genuine reminder that familiarity sometimes means to gather all your strength and jump out of it.