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FIND THE UNFAMILIAR BEAUTY: A Challenge
Of course, for this to happen, one must recognize beauty when it crosses our path.
It’s not hard to find the familiar beauty. Everyone knows what that is for them. What I love to practice is finding the unfamiliar beauty. The beauty of the thin lips, pale skin and elongated face. The beauty of the odd cracks in my driveway. The beauty of the shed snake skin in my garden. The beauty of the sweat on someone’s back as they run. The beauty of the dress that is panned on the red carpet. They all tell me something. The all become my thoughts.
Here is your assignment for the day: Find the unfamiliar beauty. Report back in the comments. Include a link to a photo of this unfamiliar beauty if you have one.
The key to finding beauty where you don’t think it exists is in minimizing the judgment and maximizing the exploration.
Drawing by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by Vilhelm Ekelund, 1880-1949, Swedish poet and aphorist
