This post was originally published March 22, 2015, and updated on October 12, 2020. Practice Operating in the Both/And Universe This Beauty Practice is in response to years of our society operating in an “either/or” mentality. It is one of the major constructs of our automatic pilot reflex. But we do not have to live … Read More
The Way of True Beauty
Overwhelm Antidote
My life has been very full lately. One might say “busy,” but that does not quite capture what I have been experiencing, as a large part of the perceived fullness has centered around choices – choices between opportunities and multiple possibilities. As I weighed the pros and cons of all these possibilities (“Go there!” “Come … Read More
Cosmology not Cosmetology
B E A U T Y C O S M O L O G Y not Cosmetology In our culture today, aesthetics are trivialized. Glamour has replaced true beauty. We revere the illusory and, too often, ignore that which is truly beautiful. Think Hollywood vs. the Atlantic Ocean; television vs. sunset. What do we pay … Read More
What is meant by “The Way…”
In Beauty As Action, I go on about The Way of Beauty. My friend Lou recently asked me, “What the heck do you mean by ‘way’? What’s that about? So here goes: The ancient Chinese developed Taoism from “Tao,” meaning “path” or “way,” specifically about their ancient studies of the Universe and its ways, or … Read More
Imagine Your Solstice Day…
The longest day of 2017 is here. How will each of us spend it? Along with Albert Einstein, I believe imagination is the most important and powerful faculty humans possess. So I imagine… …Since it is a work-a-day Wednesday, I imagine many going off to work as usual. Yet when they come home, there will … Read More