The Meaning of Infinity:
Love Without an End

They say life is short, and the older I get, the more aware I become of just how quickly it seems to move. Each year somehow feels faster than the one before it, which has made me much more conscious of how I spend my days and what I choose to make room for inside them.

My to-do list is always just as packed as the next person’s, and there are plenty of things I should or could be doing at any given time. But I’ve learned that I need to intentionally make space for the things that fill my cup, whether that means enjoying my coffee on the beach, sitting at my meditation altar while palo santo burns or cozying up on the couch with my journal. I can technically get by without those things, but life feels a whole lot better when I don’t.

What Does the Infinity Symbol Mean?

With most things in life, there is a defined beginning and end, completely packed with pages in between each figurative cover. There are also things that feel infinite, the things we carry forward even when circumstances, relationships and entire chapters of our lives change.

Love is one of the first things that comes to mind for me.

The word “infinity” comes from the Latin infinitas, referring to something unbounded or without end. The infinity symbol itself, ∞, is a continuous loop with no visible beginning or ending, which is why it has become associated with eternity, enduring love and the interconnected cycles of life.

I think there’s something beautiful about taking an idea that enormous and distilling it into one tiny symbol.

Why the Infinity Symbol Is So Personal to Me

The infinity symbol took on an especially personal meaning after I lost my partner Kam in 2020. I had it tattooed on the underside of my left wrist in his honor, centered perfectly between two freckles, one to represent each of us.

I intentionally chose a place where the tattoo could remain somewhat inconspicuous. I can turn my wrist and see it whenever I want to, but it isn’t something everyone else necessarily notices. It’s small and delicate, but it carries an enormous reminder for me: love doesn’t simply disappear because someone is no longer physically here.

That idea has stayed with me, and eventually it made its way into my jewelry designs.

Turning a Meaningful Symbol Into Jewelry

I’ve always been fascinated by how much meaning we can attach to something physically tiny. A little hunk of metal can remind you of a person, a place, an entire era of your life or something you never want to forget. It’s one of the things I love most about jewelry.

The Infinity Necklace and Infinity Bracelet are my interpretations of that idea. Both are intentionally petite, with the infinity symbol integrated into a delicate chain so the meaning can be worn close without the design needing to shout.

The necklace rests subtly along the décolletage and has just enough presence to wear alone, but because I’m a big earring gal, I especially love it alongside a larger pair of hoops. The bracelet has that same understated quality and layers beautifully with other bracelets when you want a little more going on.

Both are part of my Petite Symbols Collection, a group of tiny designs created around symbols that can hold much bigger stories.

The Meaning You Give Your Jewelry

My infinity symbol will always make me think of Kam, but yours certainly doesn’t need to mean the same thing. That’s the beautiful thing about symbols. I can tell you why I designed one and what it means to me, but once you start wearing it, the story becomes yours.

Maybe infinity represents your partner, your children, your best friend or someone you’ve lost. Maybe it reminds you of your own resilience or a chapter of your life you want to carry forward. Or maybe you simply love the idea that some things can change form without really disappearing.

I hope this petite symbol makes you think of someone or something you love, or simply reminds you to pay attention to this beautiful, complicated life while you’re living it. Time may move at a wild pace, but some things stay with us.

Until infinity,
Colleen

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Published: July 13, 2023
Updated: August 24, 2026