I see it ~ and it moves me ...It's not always the "pretty" things. An old photograph. The shadow of a parent walking with his child. The view from above after climbing a steep hill below. A lone, unoccupied bench in a garden of greenery and blossoms. The quiet companionship of an elderly couple sitting in a corner at a coffee shop. It's not always the "pretty" things.
When something external invokes something internal and makes us take notice ... We see it ~ and it moves us ... that's beauty.
But, as Sarah Markely notes, "We seem to be able to find beauty in the world day after day but we struggle to find it in ourselves."
So, true, so very, very true....
ReplyDeleteI found you from Sarah's.. Beauty's all in the perspective isn't it?
Finding beauty in the everyday, is in and of itself... beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery true. I think it's a gift to be able to see beauty in the mundane, but so hard to extend that to yourself.
ReplyDeleteI'm also here from Sarah's blog...if you're interested, here's my post: http://onegirl-itjusttakesone.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-is-beauty.html
ReplyDeleteYou're right, beauty is in the every day things.
You are right... we see it and it moves us, that is beauty!
ReplyDeleteHere from Sarah's link list! :)
~Jennifer
Oh, I like that. Beauty isn't always pretty. Hmm...lots to think about with that...
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