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Posts tagged ‘Beauty’
Adding Meaning to Life … B = Beauty
B = Beauty
How does
paying attention to
and creating beauty
add meaning to your life?
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- What IS Beauty?
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One dictionary says,
1) the quality present in a thing or person
that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind,
whether arising from the sensory
(as shape, color, sound),
a meaningful design or pattern,
or something else (as a personality
in which high spiritual qualities are manifest),
or 2) a beautiful person or thing
(as work or art or building),
or 3) something excellent of its kind
(My old car was a beauty) -
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In their book, Spiritual Literacy,
with a sub-title of “Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life,”
authors Mary Ann and Frederic Brussat wrote:
“Walk the path of beauty.
Relish and encourage its inward and outward expressions.
Acknowledge the radiance of creation.”
Find Beauty in Others
- Observing and appreciating beauty
is a spiritual practice for me.
It enhances my ability to see the world
through Jesus glasses! - There is beauty in each of us.
Look for the beauty in others - and watch your happiness factor increase.
Find Beauty Within
Last weekend my grandson, Chris, and I went to see “Breakthrough.” It’s a new movie starring Chrissy Metz, a true story of a high school-aged boy who fell through the ice in a lake and was underwater for ten minutes before being pulled out. Presumed dead after a long and arduous attempt to resuscitate him, the story focuses on the power of prayer and the results of a loving, passionate mom who would not give up. The beauty of Chrissy Metz as she superbly played the role of the mom was undeniable.
(You may recognize her… she starred in the TV series, “This is Us” and told her personal story in the April edition of Guideposts Magazine.)
When we see compassion and love in the eyes of another, in the behavior of another, we see the inner beauty that shines through. We are encouraged to emulate that behavior.
- Chrissy’s ability to passionately demonstrate the power of
- unconditional love and an unwavering faith
- showed us what beauty there is
- in the treasure of life.
Find Beauty in Nature
While looking for greater meaning in life, I find inspiration in the beauty of nature. A week ago as we were experiencing snow in April, and last Sunday when our Sunrise service was drenched in rain and no sun was visible, I wondered if spring would ever come to my part of the world. Yesterday we had a gorgeous sunny day. Hooray! This morning, look what I found outside my kitchen window:
Yes, this is a sign of spring… it’s here! Never give up hope!
Enjoy the beauty of nature
Let it remind you of God’s unfailing love for our earth and for us!
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Remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
What beauty catches your eye – and adds meaning to your life?
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Beautiful People
Beautiful People
From a Grateful Heart
Today I am reflecting on the beautiful people in my life. I am thanking God for those loving, sincere, caring, sharing people He has put into my path. I could fill this page with their names and pictures! But, I won’t.
I will put their faces up to God and ask Him to BEE with each one of them. Give them health and strength and guard their paths. He knows each of their needs better than I do!
Your Beautiful Friends
Who are those beautiful people God has put into your life? Take a minute to bring each of their faces up to the Lord, and thank Him. What a gift they are!
Your Presence in my On-line Life
I do not take for granted YOU… You beautiful people who take the time to read and to respond to my daily on-line life. I’m on the 182nd consecutive day of making this place a part of my daily routine. I like starting my morning with an inspirational thought that I can share with you.
Although I am not “all about numbers” – and the stats are not what guide me, I am grateful for each of the 450+ people who pressed “Follow” on JanBeek – and especially for those of you who take time to leave a comment. It helps me know I am not just blowin’ in the wind!
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Visiting and Being Inspired by Others
I enjoy seeing what you have created, too. Some of us do not have the kind of blog that will attract thousands (what would we do to monitor that anyway?), but we know the folks who do visit us regularly are people who care. You are like-minded people who also have “Inspire Others to Live a Better, more Loving Life” as one of your goals.
You do inspire me to keep sharing sincere love, to keep on caring, and to keep on encouraging. You are a blessing!
Thank you!
What Defines You?
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What defines this woman in your mind?
Thank you, jair_100 at
who specializes in Street Photography,
for this beautiful photo
of a
Mexican woman.
I was mesmerized by her face. I can see that you were, too.
You captured her tired and weathered soul. You captured her work ethic.
She is a woman who worked hard all her life, and continues to do so.
Externally, her lines define her character. Her eyes define her outward condition.
Some say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but I cannot judge.
We really can’t tell what is going on inside her.
She is beautiful.
But we all have heard “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
What defines us?
I pondered that question as I read your blog, jair, re:
The 3-Level Theory of Performance applied for Street Photography
I read it and decided The 3-Level Theory of Performance is a theory that can be applied to life in general, not just to Street Photography.
In your blog dated 16 enero, 2019
you quoted Nadia Comaneci when she said,
“I noticed from a young age there are only three kinds of people in the world. Three kinds of people in the gym. Three kinds of people walking the streets. Three kinds of people working in every company:
- The first group of people, the coach tells them to do 10 exercises, and they do only 7. They make an excuse, or they say, “7 is good enough, why do 10?” These people never win and are the perennial losers in whatever field of endeavor they are in. They cut corners and do sloppy work.
- The second group of people, the coach tells them to do 10 exercises, and they do 10. These people will win, sometimes. They at least do what is asked.
- And then there is the rare, third group, and I (Nadia) am in that third group. The coach tells them to do 10 exercises, and I always did 15. Always over-deliver. And this is how I won 5 Olympic Gold Medals.”
That Beautiful Mexican Woman
Look again at the picture toro bravo photography took of that elderly, lined, tired-looking, Mexican matriarch. She obviously is in the third group! When 10 was enough, she did 20! She never slacked. She has not quit yet! Her lines define her… exposed to the sun, stead-fast and reliable, she makes sure her family is fed. She receives few accolades, but she does not rely on external praise to do what must be done. She knows. She over-delivers. She deserves 10 gold medals!
What defines you?
If toro bravo photography took a picture of you and posted it, what would people say or surmise about you? Are you in the rare third group?
Is our outward appearance a true test of our definition?
Is our behavior a better test of our definition?
What is it that really matters?
Can anyone see through our eyes into our soul?
Think about it.
What do you say?
What defines you?
Do You Photograph Food?
Hah! I related to this comic on so many levels!
Not only do I love food – and love cooking to create beautiful, tasty dishes, but I also love to take pictures of pretty food before I taste it when dining out.
My daughter married a chef. If you’ve read very many of my posts, you have met DeAna and her husband, Andre’. Thy live in Switzerland. They love to travel and to find restaurants where tasty, beautiful food is served.
Here are a few dishes they photographed during a recent meal at a fine dining restaurant in Paris:
I love the presentation of the beef with string beans. I could do that!
Oh, and wouldn’t I love a plate of that fresh lobster? Hard to find here in south-western Montana … and if you do find it, it’s probably been frozen and it’s price is outrageous! But, I can dream, can’t I?
The single scallop is something I could do. The sauce looks yummy. What is that on top? Looks like a carrot top to me!
And the stacked cookies with ice cream between and a strawberry glaze base with a berry on top… oh my, to die for!
The meat blob on the lower right in this collage doesn’t appeal to me. Can’t tell if it’s chicken or pheasant or rabbit or what. The plate even looks like it’s chipped (Oh no, that’s artistic expression)! Yes, I could present a main dish with more character than that, couldn’t you?
The upper left is a cre’me brule’e (where do I find accents and other stuff like that on my WordPress app?). Anyway, I love that dessert – especially if they flame it at my table. This one deserves a bigger look:
No, with the strawberries, blueberries (or are they blackberries?), and tiny lemon halves on top, I don’t think they did the flaming at the table. But, doesn’t this look yummy?
Do you ever photograph your food before eating it
when you are served a pretty plate at a restaurant?
Evidently it is becoming a more and more popular practice.
My goal is to serve a plate pretty and tasty enough to entice my guests to pull out their cell phones and take a picture before their first bite at my house!
Hospitality is one of my spiritual gifts (at least that’s what many of our friends have told me). So, if you were in our area, I’d have you over for dinner… and I’d love to know what your favorite meal would be!
Sharing a meal is one of the important ways
we demonstrate our love for one another,
don’t you agree?
As Theresa Brewer once sang,
“Come on a my house, my hous-a-come-on,
I’m a gonna serve you _______…”
Fill in the blank.
What would your favorite pretty and tasty dish be?
See Beauty in Imperfection
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Have you heard of the Japanese word:
Wabi-Sabi?
We don’t have a single English word to translate its meaning.
It takes a whole paragraph!
According to Leonard Koren, who wrote a book
titled Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets, and Philosophers,“Wabi-Sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
It is a beauty of things modest and humble.
It is a beauty of things unconventional.”
The impermanence of footprints in the sand is an example.
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The modest and humble man here speaks of Wabi-Sabi to me.
Look deep into his eyes. There is beauty in his face.
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I was inspired to write a Haiku X5 on this subject
as I look with fresh vision at the Wabi-Sabi examples around me.
Wabi-Sabi is
The beauty of the withered
Acknowledge decay.
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Wabi is humble
Sabi is the solitude
Put them together
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Wabi-Sabi is
Beauty in humility
Embracing decay.
Face imperfection
All things are impermanent
Each of us declines
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Know Wabi-Sabi
Appreciate “ugliness” –
See beauty in it!
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