This is a re-post from +BEAUTY begets GRATITUDE
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Each one of us experiences beauty
individually. We share our experience uniquely. Some of us share in
silence, some use logic, some emotion, some order, some words, some
science, some art, some construct, some spirituality, some work, some
friendship, some duty, some music, some constancy, some dance and so
on in an endless list. The common thread is a too-full sense of
gratitude that overflows to bless all around us. It's that feeling of
happiness that demands us to smile at everyone and everything. It
claims all is beautiful.
Have you ever seen an Atheist and a
Theist or any other dissimilar pair, enraptured by beauty and willing
to interrupt their bliss to use that shared beauty as a weapon to
attack one another for their differing viewpoints? In that moment
they are united. They are at peace. They are embraced by beauty that
is more dear in that moment than personhood.
The power of beauty to stir gratitude
in every heart
Beauty bars complaint. Beauty inspires
gratitude. Gratitude is unbridled. Gratitude blesses impersonally as
the rain.
The power of beauty to stir gratitude
in every heart, without exception, became clear to me as I watched
two Ted Talks by Louie Schwartzberg. His time lapse photography
thrills all, regardless of what persons believe or know. It draws
everyone together under one umbrella, free of angst.
...an Aha! Eureka! moment
It was an Aha! Eureka! moment. What I
saw was exactly what I had been seeking. I saw that we have been
trying to capture and proliferate PEACE without understanding or
recognizing it. I saw that BEAUTY has been quietly, continuously and
effectively working to that peaceful end without notice or applause.
Until now, that is.
Beauty tears down the walls that finity
keeps building to separate us into groups according to art, science,
theology, physical characteristics, status and you name it, all
inside our shared home.
...it is not music, but beauty, the
soul of music, that unites
People often say that music unites. But
just maybe it is not music, but beauty, the soul of music, that
unites. Music verifies that soul is truly the home or seat of beauty,
but soul is not limited to music. Soul has many homes for beauty.
Homes are found within every element of the universe. And in each
soul-centered home, beauty begets unbounded gratitude. And gratitude
impels outward action that blesses. One writer, I read, Mary BakerEddy, describes home as the dearest spot on earth, and it should bethe centre, though not the boundary, of the affections.
Is it nature or beauty in nature...
At TEDxSF, Louie Schwartzberg almost
posed this question:
Is it nature or beauty in nature that
captivates us?
Here is my answer:
It is beauty. It is Beauty, in and of
itself, that captivates and reduces us to a state of gratitude that
impels us to extend a blessing to all around us. Filled with
Gratitude, we bless with a smile, a look, a touch, our presence.
And so now you can see, it is that we,
ourselves, who happily fulfill beauty's promise that today "will
really be a good day."
Let each of us open our eyes to see
enough beauty to fill us with gratitude for a good day, today,
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The following quotes are the ones that
spoke most strongly to me while watching the TedxSF showing of Happiness Revealed by Louie Schwartzberg
Louie Schwartzberg:
3:18
Nature's beauty is a gift that
cultivates appreciation and gratitude.
Child:
3:45
When you explore, you get more
imagination than you already had. … When you get more imagination,
it makes you want to go deeper in so you can get more and see
'beautifuller' things
Elderly man:
4:50
You think this is just another day
in your life. It's not just another day. Its the one day that is
given to you. Today. It's given to you. It's a gift – it's the only
gift you have right now and the only appropriate response is
gratefulness.
6:00
Begin by opening your eyes and be
surprised that you have eyes that you can open.
8:44
So I wish you open your heart to
all theses blessings and let them flow through you, that everyone you
meet this day will be blessed by you. Just by your eyes, by your
smile, by your touch, just by your presence. Let the gratefulness
overflow into blessing all around you.
Then it will really be a good day.
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"BEAUTY begets GRATITUDE" is an invited post from +BEAUTY begets GRATITUDE
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Link: +BEAUTY begets GRATITUDE
Poster: +Carolyn St.Charles
Other: Mary Baker Eddy
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