"Appreciating beauty leads to greater joy, 
health, well-being and meaning in life." 
                       - Diane Dreher   

 

Many sources say that beauty - in all forms - has the power to heal us in body, mind, spirit, and relationship to others.  And, the more we experience beauty, the more peaceful, joyful, and loving our lives are likely to be.

So, may we aim to recognize beauty in obvious and unlikely places, appreciate it anew in all we treasure, and uncover it in things we consider worthless. May we discover it in people we judge that way too.

Little by little, or powerfully at once, may our senses be sharpened, our judgements be softened, and our hearts be opened to seeing beauty everywhere, beginning with ourselves.

Day by day,
Charlene