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Daily Beauty, Day #30: Lessons of Beauty

February 26, 2014 Leave a comment

Today marks the end of my 30 day beauty challenge. In some ways, it is hard to believe. When I first came up with the

Daily Beauty, Day #29: Transcendence

February 25, 2014 Leave a comment

I have a tendency to think too much. It is so tempting to try to rationalize everything, to reason through things that need to be

Daily Beauty, Day #28: Thankfulness

February 24, 2014 Leave a comment

In a way, this has been an undertone of many of my posts, but I really want to emphasize the importance and the beauty of

Daily Beauty, Day #27: Release

February 23, 2014 Leave a comment

I am an anti-procrastinator. It’s a strange label to assign oneself. I do not mean that I never procrastinate, because there are certain duties that

Daily Beauty, Day #26: Sport

February 22, 2014 Leave a comment

Since today featured another thrilling win from a Canadian hockey squad, I thought perhaps I’d touch on another aspect of sport and why I love

Daily Beauty, Day #25: Triumph

February 21, 2014 One comment

 I think this is an appropriate day to express my love for the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I await the games with great anticipation,

Daily Beauty, Day #24: Validation

February 20, 2014 Leave a comment

I think there is a growing need in our culture to display what we are doing. It is as if our actions and our words

Daily Beauty, Day #23: Prayer

February 19, 2014 Leave a comment

There are some nights when the loneliness of life seems to close in on us. We feel without voice and without friend. In these nights,

Daily Beauty, Day #22: Trust

February 18, 2014 Leave a comment

In the stillness of the night, in the lonely light of darkness… there are thoughts here now that stir. Thoughts I once had buried. There

Daily Beauty, Day #21: Forgiveness

February 17, 2014 One comment

Forgiveness is most difficult when it is unacknowledged. When someone apologizes and explicitly asks for our forgiveness, it is easier to give it. It is

Daily Beauty, Day #20: Sleep

February 16, 2014 Leave a comment

I am writing this post at the close of my day, and so naturally thoughts of sleep have crossed my mind. As I encountered these

Daily Beauty, Day #19: Inner Beauty

February 15, 2014 Leave a comment

In these posts, I’ve talked a lot about looking for beauty in unexpected places around us. But I think there is another place I haven’t

Daily Beauty, Day #18: Appearances of Beauty

February 14, 2014 One comment

A reminder that beauty does not depend on the world’s words: The paint is peeling on the walls, What once was pale and blue Each

Daily Beauty, Day #17: Light

February 13, 2014 Leave a comment

I have an interesting exercise to propose. It has to do with light. Anyone who has been reading these daily beauty posts probably won’t be

Daily Beauty, Day #16: Whispering Beauty

February 12, 2014 2 comments

As we stride through our day, there are images and words that confront us, leaping to the forefront of our consciousness. There are things that

Daily Beauty, Day #15: Let Down

February 11, 2014 Leave a comment

Even if we always acted lovingly towards others, some of their words and deeds would still frustrate us. Sometimes we may experience these negative feelings

Daily Beauty, Day #14: Intrinsic Beauty

February 10, 2014 Leave a comment

Many tasks require focus. And yet we do not always give them this. Our attention is often divided and split among different things. At other

Daily Beauty, Day # 13: Self

February 9, 2014 Leave a comment

Something that I think about often is the importance of sincerity. What does it  mean to be sincere? Personally, I would describe sincerity as a

Daily Beauty, Day #12: Rest

February 8, 2014 Leave a comment

Much of our time is filled with action. We rush, we flit from one thing to the next, engaging in endless activities. Our lives are

Daily Beauty, Day #11: Thoughts

February 7, 2014 Leave a comment

The world is not all beautiful. Let me clarify my thoughts… there is beauty in the reality and the humanity of what is both broken

Daily Beauty, Day #10: Uncertainty

February 6, 2014 Leave a comment

I’m not sure what to write about today. But sometimes we are without words or ideas. Sometimes we are short on suggestions for where next

Daily Beauty, Day #9: Food

February 5, 2014 Leave a comment

Today I have decided to write about food, because as I type these words, I feel pleasantly full and am thinking about what I have

Daily Beauty, Day #8: Experience of Silence

February 4, 2014 Leave a comment

This morning the sunshine streamed down as I ventured outside. Lingering sleep clung to my mind and slowed my steps. But as my pace grew

Daily Beauty, Day #7: Memories

February 3, 2014 Leave a comment

There is something so undeniably precious about a memory. Experiences do not define us, but they also do not disappear once the laughter has faded.

Daily Beauty, Day #6: Stay

February 2, 2014 Leave a comment

Some things seem to exist outside of time. There are certain moments that soar over the surface of things and clear the air of clouds

Daily Beauty, Day #5: Ever-present

January 31, 2014 Leave a comment

It is easier to see beauty on beautiful days. This claim is hardly revolutionary. When the sky is blue and the sun beats down and

Daily Beauty, Day #4: Passion

January 31, 2014 Leave a comment

Today has been a busy day, so my post will be especially brief. Passion is beautiful. There is beauty in passion and passion in beauty.

Daily Beauty, Day #3: Names

January 30, 2014 Leave a comment

There’s something beautiful about having a name. My encounters with names today have been nothing out of the ordinary. But as I think about names–

Daily Beauty, Day #2: Inexpressible Beauty

January 28, 2014 Leave a comment

One difficulty that I think will present itself during this Daily Beauty Challenge is the actual selection of “beauty.” In each day, in each moment,

Daily Beauty, Day #1: Cold

January 27, 2014 Leave a comment

Today is a very cold day. From my window, I can see the wind sweep across the road, blurring the air in great white gusts

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