I’ve never liked November. I don’t know why, especially since there are so many celebrations in my family in November and, of course, Thanksgiving. And I’ve always enjoyed Thanksgiving, so why do I dread November? Perhaps it is the dreary weather so often encountered in the Northeast, where I grew up and lived for so … Read More
The Way of True Beauty
It’s Everywhere!
The Ubiquitous Presence and (Yay!) Appreciation of True Beauty I have stayed in the homes of people in Russia, Sri Lanka, England, New Zealand, France, Italy, Turkey, and Peru. I have also traveled to Ecuador, Tahiti, China, Canada, Hong Kong, Thailand, Wales, Germany, Puerto Rico, various islands in the Caribbean, and several amazing ancient sites … Read More
Other Perceptions of the Truly Beautiful – II, Hozho
Hozho of the Navajo: A definitively beauty-centric culture is that of the Navajo, or the Diné (meaning “the people” as they refer to themselves). It is guided by a fundamental principle of “hozho,” which embodies a pervasive philosophy of integrated balance, order, harmony, and well-being. Difficult to fully translate into English, hozho is at the … Read More
Other Perceptions of The Truly Beautiful – I
Wabi Sabi: Evolving out of the ancient Japanese Tea Ceremony traditions and still thriving in today’s world, Wabi-Sabi is a decidedly non-Western and non-Pop Culture method of perceiving beauty. Some, on “automatic pilot” might even perceive a “wabi sabi” object as ugly, or perhaps just ready to be thrown out, for Wabi-Sabi is the beauty … Read More
True Quotes re True Beauty
In my travels on the Way of True Beauty I have, of course, come across some wise and pithy statements about beauty, true eternal beauty. Here are some I’d like to share with you: All contemporary crises can be reduced to a crisis about the nature of beauty. ~ John O’Donohue …the perfection of Beauty … Read More