Giving thanks can be an occasional thing, but gratitude is a state or feeling. It’s a discipline worth cultivating.
Read moreThe Little Dancer
Edgar Degas, The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Her name is Marie van Goethem, and she’s a young ballet student at the Paris Opera. She stands informally in fourth position, her head back, the ribbon holding her braid dangling. Her hands are joined behind her. Her eyes are closed, her face upturned. What is she thinking about? Maybe she dreams of becoming a famous ballerina one day...
Read moreSix Ways to Bring More Creativity into Your Life
Beauty and creativity often go hand in hand. If you’re like most people, you may think that creativity is limited to artists, but that’s not the case. All of us are creative in some way...
Read moreFall Beauty Around Town
The beauty of beauty is you don’t have to travel somewhere to see or experience it. Often, it just takes an awareness of or interest in beauty to find it where you live...
Read moreThe Beauty of Fall on the Road
Have you ever been surprised by what you found on a road trip?
Read moreThe Fragrance of Fall
The fragrance of fall is so different from the scent of the other seasons. It says, "Change is coming!"
The sense of smell is not one we typically think of as a conduit for beauty...
Read moreThe Colors of Fall
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers," wrote L.M. Montgomery. So am I. October is glorious, with the leaves changing colors and the colors changing the landscape...
Read moreUnexpected Beauty at a Gas Station
Moody, overcast day at the animal farm
We’re driving down 1-16 toward Savannah. There’s not much on this rural stretch of Georgia highway except for trees and a few swaths of pretty pink and purple wildflowers in the median.
And a gas station that’s worth stopping for...
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