Create your own Sanctuary

July 19, 2015

So, mostly here I’ve been talking about how to actually practice True Beauty; how to incorporate it into everyday life.  Remember why?  To accentuate harmony, water down discordant aspects of life…create and add to the dynamics of the True Beauty that surrounds us.  While I sometimes go off on tangents (which I hope are of … Read More

Bit o’ History — Aestheticism

July 12, 2015

As I’ve mentioned before, the notion of the importance of Beauty is not new.  The Aestheticism movement of the late 1800s  in Europe and America caused quite a stir.  It posited that beauty was above concepts such as right and wrong.  Aestheticism adherents eventually evolved their own brand of elitist hierarchy, however.  I say “however” … Read More

Forgiveness

July 5, 2015

The concept of forgiveness is in the forefront of virtually everyone’s mind where I live — Charleston, SC. What is forgiveness?  As life’s more bitter events deal their blows, the nature of forgiveness rises in importance, as does the “how to” of the actual act of forgiving.  To truly forgive is not an intellectual exercise; … Read More

Practicing True Beauty – Honoring Entropy

June 28, 2015

“Oh this is the joy of the rose: That it blows, And goes!”                                               ~ Willa Cather Rejoice, even in entropy…in darkness, in the entirety of the cyclical nature of birth, death and regeneration. … Read More

Sweet Solstice Greetings with a bit o’ Summer Beauty

June 21, 2015

   I love the cycle of summer..          … in the kitchen and the art studio                                 Spectacular summer skies                   Oh the light!