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
The Way of True Beauty
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 back in the mid 1990’s. I meant to submit it for publication, but got cold feet — an oft-experienced issue for … 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. These days we are so separated from our food sources that children think chickens come from plastic boxes or buckets and spinach … Read More
True Beauty and Epilepsy
One of the oldest chronicled disorders, Epilepsy has been steeped in stigma and myth. Those who have it are described as “afflicted” and often face very real forces and forms of discrimination and ridicule. I believe this is due in great part to three basic characteristics of Epilepsy: The first characteristic is its episodic nature; … Read More