Lady Gaga in a trash can? Actually, this wasn’t one of her eccentric, eye-catching outfits. According to the singer, some boys literally threw her in a trash can when she
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to
Hi, this is a relevant topic, as the recent video about beauty here on this site brings up, beauty is not on the surface. Looking for beauty on the surface can lead to frustration, anxiousness, fear, self-condemnation, and even a sense of lack. This morning as I was entering an entrance at work, I patiently allowed a woman to pass in front of me to enter the building. She didn't have to say hello, but she did and her smile was, to me, a beautiful thing. I immediately asked a coworker, "How do you stay true [to yourself, religion, etc.] when you see beauty expressed in another person?" Then I repeated the question in a different way, "How do you appreciate beauty without idolizing it or becoming enthralled with it?" Just yesterday I had a discussion with a different coworker saying, "I think beauty is a mental thing. When someone is clear and calm, pure (not holding onto baggage) that's beauty. It's not a physical thing." Then this morning I was thinking to myself, that it's OK to appreciate beauty, but maybe unlike what can be the supermarket tabloid's projection of beautiful people, that they always have to seek out romantic relationships with each other, is to look deeper within and realize that we have that beauty within is. It's not something we need to try to manipulate on the surface. This is a big lesson. But thank goodness we have Christian Science to teach us that the more we keep thought focused on God's constant Love and provision and protection of us, as His ideas. The less concerned we'll be of thinking we are a separate entity that has his or her own concerns to deal with in life. The more comfortable our thinking will be, and the more clear and secure our thought is, the more that we are going to express our true beauty. :-)
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