"For the world is not painted or adorned, but it is from the beginning beautiful; and God has not made some beautiful things, but Beauty is the creator of the universe." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Beauty is the essence of Life – it is the center of everything, the very core of existence.
In a time where facing the enormous horror of what we as humanity have perpetrated in our world can be soul-deadening and overwhelmingly bleak, seeing and being beauty has never been more important.
Beauty is the candle we hold up in darkness. Beauty is the gaze we turn on that which we love, the way we see that can transform our vision. What do you love? What do you find beautiful? That’s the key to knowing where to focus your attention.
Beauty, like Love, has the power to hold all that is not itself without being changed. Today, when many of us feel so disconnected – from each other, from nature, from a life where what is really important has priority – Beauty is a way back to center.
May you Walk in Beauty – now and always.
(this glorious image is from an online contest for the ‘most beautiful’ photo 🙂
Video blogger Roxi Darling has her own version of Beauty Walks… "Beach Walks with Rox: A Little Aloha Every Day!" She ruminates about all sorts of subjects while walking along the beach in Kailua playing with her dog Lexi. ‘Secret Cameraman’ Shane Robinson is there to video her, and together they broadcast the results online.
They’ve been doing the Beach Walks for years now, so there are some fabulous archives. I love this one, about the importance of physical exercise for brain function:
Another gem sent from beauty-sister Nancy White (who launched her new blog site yesterday!) – this one a joyously inspiring blog by writer Patti Digh. Her blog is called 37 Days, and it’s about what we would be doing today if we only had 37 days to live; in other words, what’s really important in life.
This is an especially poignant message for me, as my friend Kay has gotten the results from a test determining why her markers are up – the cancer has returned and there is a small tumor right in the middle of her pancreas. Options are limited at this point, so we are very focused on exploring them thoroughly. Spirit willing, we have more than 37 days, but remembering what’s really important in life has never felt quite so apt as it does now.
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