There are two problems in life; either there is something we don't want, or we want something that isn't there. The first reason creates aversion. The second reason creates longing. Most of the time, both situations trigger frustration.

To let go of the frustration we must learn to accept reality as it is. Nothing is right or wrong in itself. See the world exactly as it is: perfectly imperfect.

Acceptance doesn't mean passivity. It just means we don't argue with reality: we don't resist the truth of what is. Once we have accepted that things are exactly as they are, we can now focus our attention on what we want to manifest in the world. it's interesting to see that transformation usually happens as a result of accepting something completely. 

The eternal tension between what is and what ought to be either causes frustration or transformation. The choice is yours. 

We’re always drawing inspiration from the beauty that surrounds us, and what better place to look than the natural world? The motifs, colors, and patterns of nature provide an infinite well of inspiration for us to draw from, from the patterns of curling vines to the color palettes of the peacock’s tail.

We feel an innate connection with nature, and just as a tree has its roots planted deeply in the soil, we too feel stable, peaceful, and centered when we are in the midst of nature. This human connection to the natural world is something we’re often missing in modern life, but it is almost universal, expressed in numerous cultures throughout history in the Tree of Life motif. The Tree of Life connects the earth to the sky, the ground to the underground, and the world of everyday experiences to a higher spiritual realm. It symbolizes this life’s connection to the next one in the cycle of rebirth. Our Tree of Life pendants and rings let you carry a reminder of the interconnectedness of all life with you everywhere you go.

It's amazing how these patterns of life repeat themselves in different contexts. Trees, coral, snowflakes, and even the dendritic inclusions found in agate display the same branching patterns. The Dendritic Agate Pendant, which features a rare natural dendritic agate, seems to capture a tree swaying in the breeze on a hazy summer morning. The stone feels alive, in a sense, in that it has grown and propagated just like plant life.

From the mesmerizing branching patterns of coral to the rhythmic spiral of the cactus, every ecosystem on Earth gives us something to draw from. Pieces like our Vineyard Diamond Earrings bring the French flair of the Art Nouveau era into the 21st century. We love the delicate, feminine beauty of the style, which we also find in the unmistakable silhouette of the swallow and the sinews of the cherry blossom tree.

You don’t have to travel around the world to find inspiration in nature. You only have to look in your backyard. Everyday encounters with something as humble as an acorn inspire us to create something like the Acorn Seed Pendant.

Flowers, leaves, and palm trees burst to life in diamond, garnet, aquamarine, pink opal, and 18k gold. All of this subtle beauty is made possible, in part, by the work of bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and we celebrate their contribution to the Jardin Collection.

The Jardin Collection is a garden in bloom year-round. Carry its romantic beauty with you in all seasons, wherever you go.

As a family-owned, independent jewelry business, we’re not just about selling jewelry. We also want to use our platform to add more beauty to your life. Every time something new is created, it radiates energy into the world. We learned that back in 2003, the year our first daughter was born and the year we founded Syna. So we want the energy we put out to be positive, to put smiles on faces. We want to create things that are beautiful, things that bring people joy, and things that inspire and uplift.

We see it as our responsibility, in a way. A work of art, whether a piece of music or a piece of clothing, a painting, or a pair of pearl earrings, has the almost magical ability to affect people’s outlooks and emotions. With that in mind, we want our effect to be a constructive one, joyful and peaceful, full of love and laughter.

To put it another way, we’re all about spreading good vibes. When we bring that mindset to work, work becomes play, a state of freedom, peace, and joy. And when we marry our intent to spread good vibes to that sense of play, the result, we hope, is beautiful pieces imbued with these values. Whether we take inspiration from nature, from architecture, or from the wonders of the cosmos, the goal is the same: good vibes only!

Our mission to make the world a more beautiful place is so important to us because we experienced our share of hardships in trying to establish a family and a business in a new country. Syna wasn’t an instant hit. It wasn’t an overnight success for us. We had to keep working hard, even when the sales weren’t there at first while supporting two young children. Staying positive and believing in what we did kept us going. We continued to create with love, and that laid the foundations for success.

Love, Family, Positivity

Love, family, positivity, and community sustained us through difficult times, and we owe so much of our success to those unbreakable bonds. As we’ve grown together, new partners have become a part of that community, and everyone who loves our jewelry has become a part of our family. Those personal bonds we form are one of the great things about being a small company. Together, we can make the world a more beautiful place.

We believe a more beautiful world is a more peaceful and joyful world. We set out with that message in our hearts-whenever we go to work. When you wear a piece of Syna jewelry, you’re wearing a piece of that peace and joy in physical form. And that’s all we really want: to be a beautiful part of your beautiful life.

How many of us have said, "I think about it all the time but I can't figure out what my passion is"?

Well, the reason we can't figure it out is that it doesn't work that way. One does not discover passion by thinking about it.

We don't think passion, we experience passion. Passion comes as a by-product of putting effort into something meaningful.

The only way to experience passion is to put effort into that which is important to us. Passion manifests as a result of wholehearted effort. 

Go follow your interests. Experiment, explore, discover. Do things worth doing until you ignite that spark inside yourself. But, remember, igniting your spark is like falling in love.

That's the easy part. Staying in love and weathering the inevitable storms is the hard part.

It takes time, commitment, and continuous effort to keep a fire burning. The more care and effort you put into it: the better it gets. 

You can't discover your passion just by thinking about it.