I Gave Away My Wedding Ring

Published on 14/01/11

This year, I celebrated the New Year by doing something totally unexpected. It was a gesture so empowering and so completely out of char­acter that I feel a swell of pride just thinking about it.
No, I didn’t go bungee jumping, hot air ballooning or rock climbing. I didn’t go gorilla spotting in Africa or deep-sea diving in the Seychelles. But what I did was - for me - equally outlandish and every bit as exhilarating.
I bought myself a piece of jewellery. Not any old piece of jewellery. I bought myself a ring. A stonking great green quartz which now flashes on the third finger of my left hand.