Not every moment is beautiful, but you can do something beautiful in every moment. If, moment to moment, we all did what is most beautiful this year, the year wouldn’t turn out half as dark as everyone believes it will.
“Not every moment is beautiful, but you can do something beautiful in every moment.” This quote is, in and of itself, beautiful. It beckons us to create the life we want rather than reacting to escape the life we have.
"If you have good news to sing, after all, the most important time to sing it is not when things are going well but when things are going south."
OOF. How easy it is to forget this! Not least because, when things are going south, we forget there's good news at all. Maybe one of the most beautiful things we can do is to remember...
This post is a smile from inside out…inspiring us to come back to universal truths that are always present and bring us Home to our collective compassion for each other and ourselves. May we remember to Come Home to the Beauty in belonging…😌
I've read this 3 times today. At the end of a sometimes ugly holiday season, I purpose to remember to remember the beautiful. Remember to remember. There is so much beauty in your words that filled my heart..I can actually feel it. Marching forward! Thank you, Kelly.
Truly a beautiful essay, Kelly. And such a powerful reminder of the agency we each have in every moment. Gil Fronsdal, my primary teacher in Buddhist practice and ethics, counsels us to "live more beautifully." When things get hard or confusing, I turn to that as my compass.
This goes with my word of the year- harmony. I am going to choose harmonious over smart or expedient. I bet that these choices are going to lead me to beautiful things more often than ugly.
Beauty is supposed to be in the "eye" of the beholder. It's a nice way to say we all have different perspectives.
Maybe, and it's not final, but maybe my word for the year is perspective. I'm looking to gain more, use what I have, and to appreciate other's perspectives as best I can. It's just that another word or two get in the way. (Motive & Attitude) Those things can go negative fast. They are derivatives of perspective but can influence it.
I only just discovered your publication and read that on January 19th, there was a Zoom call for paid subscribers on the topic "How to traverse the chasm from a bread-winning job to doing what really interests you". I am very much interested in the topic and want to ask if I have missed it by being here late or if, as a newcomer-subscriber, I would be able to access it somehow, e.g. a recording? Thank you
Always the most rewarding choice for all! Have a blessed and beautiful 2024 Kelly.
“Not every moment is beautiful, but you can do something beautiful in every moment.” This quote is, in and of itself, beautiful. It beckons us to create the life we want rather than reacting to escape the life we have.
"If you have good news to sing, after all, the most important time to sing it is not when things are going well but when things are going south."
OOF. How easy it is to forget this! Not least because, when things are going south, we forget there's good news at all. Maybe one of the most beautiful things we can do is to remember...
This post is a smile from inside out…inspiring us to come back to universal truths that are always present and bring us Home to our collective compassion for each other and ourselves. May we remember to Come Home to the Beauty in belonging…😌
Such beautiful words! Thank you for sharing them, Kelly!
I've read this 3 times today. At the end of a sometimes ugly holiday season, I purpose to remember to remember the beautiful. Remember to remember. There is so much beauty in your words that filled my heart..I can actually feel it. Marching forward! Thank you, Kelly.
Do something beautiful - no stress here, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Truly a beautiful essay, Kelly. And such a powerful reminder of the agency we each have in every moment. Gil Fronsdal, my primary teacher in Buddhist practice and ethics, counsels us to "live more beautifully." When things get hard or confusing, I turn to that as my compass.
This goes with my word of the year- harmony. I am going to choose harmonious over smart or expedient. I bet that these choices are going to lead me to beautiful things more often than ugly.
Love your questions! I plan to sit with them to see what they bring forth. Thank you!
Beauty is supposed to be in the "eye" of the beholder. It's a nice way to say we all have different perspectives.
Maybe, and it's not final, but maybe my word for the year is perspective. I'm looking to gain more, use what I have, and to appreciate other's perspectives as best I can. It's just that another word or two get in the way. (Motive & Attitude) Those things can go negative fast. They are derivatives of perspective but can influence it.
„Not every moment is beautiful, but you can do something beautiful in every moment.“
Amen 🙏
I love 'do what is most beautiful' as a checkpoint for times of doubt/overwhelm/indecision!
I only just discovered your publication and read that on January 19th, there was a Zoom call for paid subscribers on the topic "How to traverse the chasm from a bread-winning job to doing what really interests you". I am very much interested in the topic and want to ask if I have missed it by being here late or if, as a newcomer-subscriber, I would be able to access it somehow, e.g. a recording? Thank you