My great great grandmother's wedding ring

My mom recently gave me my great great grandmother’s wedding band. It’s a simple wide band of rose gold, nothing fancy or extravagant. I’ve been wearing it on my right hand the last few days and every time I look at it, I’m struck by the thought that this ring has “lived” for over 100 years.

My great grandmother was born in 1905 so this ring could date back to the late 1800′s. A time before internet, computers, cell phones, even airplanes. Cars were just being sold when this ring was placed on my great great grandmother’s finger. It’s endured while time and the world has changed drastically around it.

I’ve been looking for a ring to wear consistently, something simple and pretty that would have meaning to me. Funny that this family heirloom found me instead. As for the meaning, it reminds me of the women in my family that have worn this ring, women that lived lives filled with everyday occurrences and also huge life affecting challenges. It signifies life, how it continues on generation by generation, as the world advances around it.