It was many years ago when I was young that my mother gave me some silver bangle bracelets that I loved and wore all the time.

Years later I wore gold jewelry but silver speaks more to me of who I am. It seems more genuine.

I am not diamonds and gold... I am silver. Does that make any sense?

These bracelets and earrings I wear every day of my life and have done so for years.
Well, I take that back... I do change my earrings although these are my favorites made of silver and brass.

The grape bracelet was given to me by my husband and the barbed wire bracelet I bought at an art show as I felt it symbolized my life in Texas.
I love them both.

As I have aged, my wardrobe has also changed.
I wear basic black almost every day with maybe a white shirt and I never tire of it.
I can always add color with a scarf. Black can take me anywhere at any time.
And I love how black and silver jewelry play off of each other.

While putting this photo together, out of curiosity, I looked up the meanings of silver and black.

SILVER:
"Silver is representative of moon energy and is the balance between black and white.
It is symbolic of purity, strength, clarity, focus, and the feminine energy."

"Silver symbolizes feminine intuition and inner knowledge."

"Silver is one of the noble metals. It is strong yet malleable.
It will withstand heat and time and weather, but it may still be shaped into something magnificent."

AND THIS SPEAKS TO BALANCE...

"Black is the color of hidden things, secrets, and the unknown that can never be discovered.
It is a reserved color for much that reason; it hides what it is from the world around it.
Silver is seen as the elegant color, and is also often seen as mysterious.
Black is also the color of power and authority.
Silver is of responsibility and self-control, good qualities in a leader.

White is well-known to symbolize purity. It also symbolizes new beginnings.
Silver adopts these traits into its purity and its cleansing properties.
It is a highly reflective color, as is silver.
Both reflect the energies they encounter back to where they came from.
White lends its clear head to silver.

Both black and white symbolize beginnings and endings, the passage from the light to the dark, the end of one day and the start of another.
This characteristic they pass on to silver."

Who knew that something as simple as a choice in jewelry and dress could hold so much symbolism?

(Quotes are from Wikipedia)