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Diamond Mike Watson

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in Indianapolis, The United States

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Biography, Poetry, Philosophy

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Watson is a senior diamond merchant, a GIA gemologist, and the president of Gallery of Diamonds Jewelers. His jewelry designs are worn by tens of thousands of Americans.

He is the creator of the FlyUp foundation and has lectured to thousands of schoolkids, inspiring them to achieve their dreams. In 1993, he founded what is now the largest mothers appreciation contest in the nation called, Why Mom Deserves a Diamond®. The winner of the contest receives a diamond or other genuine gemstone to give to mom.

Born without a name and adopted as a child, Watson is an advocate of adoption reform. He is a master story-teller of imaginative tales and a prolific writer in the subject of adoption from the standpoint of adoptees who are searching for their ...more

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Your Truth May Not Be Another’s Truth

I joined another large Facebook group. I learned the bigger the group the bigger the lion’s den. Sometimes I feel vulnerable, thinking a lion might attack me at any moment.

I shared my Living Promises, which are brief guidelines to fully live our potential, which include joy, thankfulness, and forgiveness.

Some agreed. Some were confused. One girl said I seemed a little creepy. If I were nine years

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Diamond Mike Watson’s books

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	Adopted Like Me- Chosen to Search for a Birthmother 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Over Mountains: The Search for Mom 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Why Mom Deserves a Diamond it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Mom Deserves a Diamond - Discovered with Great Bliss 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Mom Deserves a Diamond: The Legendary Contest 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of Imagination: Everything is Real 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Mom Deserves a Diamond- Legacy Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Mom Deserves a Diamond - Beyond the Goddess Venus 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Why Mom Deserves a Diamond - Words of Love 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The life of an adoptee is like an ancient voyager who searches for the unknown. The stars guided their destiny. They had their sights on the wonders that lay ahead of them. An adoptee travels in the opposite direction.”
― Michael C. Watson, Adopted Like Me- Chosen to Search for a Birthmother

tags: adoptee, adoption, destiny, journey, unknown

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“The wrinkled pages of the Bible crackled as Mom leafed back to the beginning of Matthew. I had always felt I was conceived from the powers of the universe. Maybe I was chosen to fulfill a divine mission.”
― Michael C. Watson, Adopted Like Me- Chosen to Search for a Birthmother

tags: adoptee, adoption, bible, birth, conception, divine, motherhood

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“You are the master of your destiny. Make your bed. Have confidence in your abilities. Shake off your anxiety. Take the first step. Get freshened up. The world needs you today.”
― Diamond Mike Watson

tags: create-your-world, live-your-imagination, positive-thinking

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“The amazing thing about every day is you create it.”
― Diamond Mike Watson, Tales of Imagination: Everything is Real

tags: live-your-imagination

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“As we wake each morning, that page of our life is blank. And although our past has already been written, we can write each succeeding page with whatever we desire.”
― Diamond Mike Watson

tags: creating-yourself, flyup, follow-your-spark, live-your-imagination, positive-thinking, present-moment

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tags: create-your-world, live-your-imagination, positive-thinking

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“Only when we know we are loved can we love ourselves.

When we love ourselves, it is easy to love others.

When we love others, our world becomes our beautiful home.”
― Diamond Mike Watson, Moon Over Mountains: The Search for Mom

tags: knowing, love

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“The universe is a giant mirror. It simply reflects how we perceive ourselves.”
― Diamond Mike Watson

tags: perception

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