Today’s post is about finding inspiration close to home.
I’ve been on a gradual evolution over the past while, in many ways.
One of the key things I’ve been changing is opening myself up more to beauty.
When I say “beauty,” I mean things that resonate with me, things that stir my senses deeply and nourish my soul.
A cup of lemon herbal tea brewed with the leaves of my backyard lemon tree has a deeply beautiful aroma and taste.
Taking time to prepare myself and feel beautiful on days when I’m going out is a beautiful process in and of itself.
Grass beneath my bare feet is a beautiful feeling.
Really good conversations are beautiful and soul-nourishing, too.
I have always appreciated the wisdom and depth that many people accumulate on their journey of life; it’s one reason I believe there is a deep tradition in many cultures of revering the elders.
Listening to someone speak who has accumulated inner magnificence is a beautiful thing.
This last vacation, I visited a candy shop where my mother used to work as a college student (she said they let her eat as much candy as she wished and it gave her a permanent aversion to sugar–which meant we didn’t get much of it as kids!)
The store, when I went there, was 50% candy, 50% curios.
I am not a fan of knick-knacks for their own sake.
But I am a fan of beauty, and of selecting carefully chosen pieces of beauty that I love for decorating the sanctuary of my home.
I found a pretty green placard, and it really spoke to me. It says, “Happiness is when you’ve gotten really good at being you.”
It has flowers on it.
I held it in my hands, debating for a moment, then I decided to buy it.
Now it is sitting on my desk, and it has shifted the energy of my work environment.
I love it.
I feel like it’s a message from my roots, as I found it at my mother’s old stomping ground.
I am moving away from decorating my space out of a sense of obligation with things people have given me and moving toward selecting my own decorative pieces that mean something to me. It feels like it’s helping my space support me.
How about you? I hope you have a space for you where you feel nourished, where you can appreciate beauty.
And if you don’t, I encourage you to find one or create one–start to change your space in small or large ways so that it supports and nourishes you better.
It will give you space where you can feel peaceful. And that will help you with your intuition.
