Another essay from my archives was written in 1992… So precocious! I was only three years old then… Vestigial Senses? Kirlian photography has shown that we have electrical current running out the tips of our fingers and toes. On the market now there are even little toys that can be made to make noise by … Read More
The Way of True Beauty
A Practice or a Habit?
So here I have been outlining how to engage in the Practice of True Beauty. And why. But have you ever wondered what the differences are between a “practice” and a “habit”? A habit is a routine. While it may have begun with intention, it no longer needs thought behind it — it is part … Read More
Flashback…
One of the advantages of being a writer is that one tends to chronicle events, eras, moods, relationships. Well, so maybe it’s not always an advantage… Anyway, I came across this essay I wrote in the mid-1990s. I meant to submit it for publication but got cold feet — an oft-experienced issue for me. Now … Read More
Bye Beautiful Summer… A Gallery
Dear Summer, Until we meet again… Love, Lisa ps: I haven’t forgotten the images from Mother Emmanuel AME Church, or Baltimore, or Ferguson… they live in my soul, and inform my voice (as … Read More
Disassociating from Beauty
Losing touch… How is it that we get separated from our engagement with True Beauty? How does it happen and what replaces it? One example might be as simple as our eating mode. We are so separated from our food sources that children think chickens come from plastic boxes or buckets and spinach from a … Read More