Beauty within imperfections

"Wabi-Sabi" is the Japanese art of finding beauty within imperfection, impermanence, and the unrefined and simple things in life. Accepting the natural cycle. Celebrating the cracks and all other marks that time, weather and love leave behind.

My eyes are always drawn to the interesting. We can miss out on so much beauty all around, only looking for the perfect blooming roses and moments. And not just in nature, but humans also... Maybe even more so!

Death lies beside life..

Germination finds a way. (Even when it's blurry.) ;-) vvv That's the actual trail.

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CCMorgan · 51-55, M

This is a wonderful post! I love the lesson and the images ☺️

I'll have to see if I have any worthy photos to share here.

Magenta · F

@CCMorgan Thank you so much. 😊
Oh I imagine you do! Far better than mine. I had several I could have posted and was struggling with which to use, ugh. These aren't that great.

CCMorgan · 51-55, M

How about my relative from 9 generations back? Eliphalet Dickinson was born in 1679 and died 1733. I am still looking for his father Obadiah buried about 10 miles away from this cemetery... but those headstones are almost impossible to read. I will need help from the church or a historian. BTW... I found out I'm related to Emily Dickinson (!) also in this family tree, but wayyy out on the branches lol 😉
Finding and then viewing this headstone even in its dilapidated state was quite moving, and beautiful to me 💟

CCMorgan · 51-55, M

@Magenta The post and the message you showed us is what makes this post unique and so "you"... which is what draws everybody in, I'm sure. And these photos are just fine... true to your point that the beauty can be found anywhere. 💜

Magenta · F

@CCMorgan Wow. That's fantastic and I can understand it being moving to you. I felt it a bit myself, aw poignant. Oh my, how many years it has stood. 😌

Oooh that talent and love of poetry runs deep in the blood then. ;-)

Magenta · F

@CCMorgan Thank you truly.