Category: Beauty

John Muir’s Wisdom

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir

The Tetons – Crammed with God’s Beauty

This is one of my favorite quotes from poetry: Earth’s crammed with heaven And every common bush Afire with God But only he who sees, Takes off his shoes. The rest sit round it, And pluck blackberries. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning  

Revealing Beauty

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Breathless Beauty

There must be always remaining in every life, some place for the singing of angels, some place for that which in itself is breathless and beautiful. – Howard Thurman

Oh, Wow!!

In every act, or any act, look at the wonder of God’s creation, and say, “Oh, wow!” Make that your goal for this year – say “Oh wow!” and mean it, at least once a day. • Terry Bookman in The Busy Soul

Beauty in the Unseen – Mystery

Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that’s why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream. ~ Unknown

The Value of Beauty

As I walked down the avenue, the late afternoon sun was turning the lovely and dying sycamore leaves into fragments of brilliant stained glass, and i said to myself, “This alone is worth the price of admission to our broken and glorious world. –… Continue Reading “The Value of Beauty”

Let Us Be Healed by Awe

Awe is the salve that will heal our eyes. – Rumi

How to Survive in Difficult Times

In difficult times you should always carry something beautiful in your mind. – Blaise Pascal

Beauty in Unexpected Places

We know that God loves beauty, for the Almighty allows it to flourish everywhere, even in unexpected places. – Ben Zion Bosker