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

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

Women’s History – Jogbra, another chapter

March 29, 2015

(The following is a continuation of a blog written on March 1.  If it is difficult to follow the story below, it might be helpful to read March 1 first…) Before Women’s History Month 2015 ends, I thought I’d contribute another chapter in the Jogbra story.  So often I get asked to tell this tale. … Read More

Women’s History Month & Me

March 1, 2015

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