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Beauty, not Pretty

9/18/2012

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Western Redbud Flowers in my garden
They are the pretty ones.  Their makeup is flawless, hair shiny and coiffed.  Their look is arranged right down to the bulging biceps or slim waist.

They are admired by the masses, and the masses monitor themselves by the pretty mirror.

Son, I know you are attracted to pretty.  We all are at first.  True beauty, however, goes much deeper and reveals itself through many layers.


Beauty is created through depth of experience.

Crocus Flowers in my garden



Beauty sometimes blossoms in the smallest, most fragile form, and may only reveal itself in that
fleeting, delightful moment.

Naked Lady Flowers in my garden



A colorful display is not necessary to experience the deep sweetness of beauty.  We may need to close our eyes sometimes to sense it.

Cactus Flowers in Firey Furnace, Arches National Park


However, when beauty unfolds in the harshest, most difficult conditions you know it has reached it's
truest depth and strength.

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA



To find beauty, son, tend your own garden, and the beauty will find you.

Mary Kathryn Johnson
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Caleb Pirtle link
9/19/2012 12:52:32 am

When you want to see real beauty, look at the blooms of a flower or into the eyes of a child.

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Mary Kathryn Johnson link
9/19/2012 02:07:07 am

Absolutely, Caleb!

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Jo VonBargen link
9/20/2012 05:40:00 am

How beautiful, Mary! And how true...

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Mary Kathryn Johnson link
9/20/2012 06:02:33 am

Thank you, Beautiful Lady!

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