Posts tagged ‘Beauty’
Wear Gratitude
Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.
– Jalallludin Rumi
Participating in Divinity
When before the beauty of a sunset or a mountain, you pause and exclaim, “Ah,” you are participating in divinity.
Joseph Campbell, Ancient Hindu Text
Finding Beauty
People often say that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.
– Salma Hayek
Beauty’s Magic
When we come upon beautiful things, they act like small tears in the surface of the world that pull us through to some vaster space.
– Elaine Scarry
Observe the Wonders around you
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.
– Jalaluddin Rumi
The incredible artistry of the Grand Canyon at sunset
Perceiving Life with Reverence
If we perceived Life with reverence, we would stand in awe at the experience of physical Life and walk the Earth in a very deep sense of gratitude.
– Gary Zukav
Wisdom from the Poet
Singing streams
The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings.
– Wendell Berry
