I don’t know when it began. Maybe when I was a child and we lived out in the country of New Jersey. (Yes, New Jersey had lots of country back then — we couldn’t see another house from our second story windows). I would wander in the woods around the house and talk … Read More
Author: Lisa Lindahl
Women’s History Month & Me
Two things have occurred recently that bring me to the page today: March being Women’s History Month and the Smithsonian Museum of American History contacting me about my role in that history. Really?! Well, yes — but it is so very nice to have the Smithsonian recognize it! “…the sports bra revolutionized women’s sports more … Read More
Not New, Just All Important Now…
I wish I could say that this notion of Beauty as an applied philosophy and daily practice was my brainchild. I can’t. True Beauty as the central tenet of a society is not new, just ancient and mostly forgotten now. I am ringing the bell. What The Way of Beauty as I put … Read More
Practicing True Beauty in Everyday Life – Compassion
Beauty Practice: Practice Feeling Compassion Compassion is specifically about the ability to feel another’s experience of suffering. This Beauty practice is purposely not expressed as “practice being compassionate” as I don’t know if one can be compassionate until one has really felt compassion on a somewhat regular basis. Can one routinely choose a behavior, … Read More
Cultivating Awe
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger,who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. … Read More