What does beauty mean to me?
Beauty is a direct reflection of God's creation. From the depths of a friends heart to trees that change with each season, beauty is something that makes you stop dead in your tracks and takes your breath away. It's something to behold on the outside and something to experience on the inside. Beauty calms fear.
Also, like Proverbs 31:30 says, "beauty is passing". Which in itself is a beautiful thing. The fact that we will always be able to find beauty in new ways everyday creates hope! However beauty can also cloud judgement and danger. We see something pretty and automatically we need it, want it and won't stop at any cost until we have it, not matter the sacrifice...
Finding beauty in each day is God's little blessings to me. I don't need coffee for fuel, I need a crisp morning run along a river, the sky to create oranges and pinks as the sun sets, a hand to hold when I need it most, the vast mystery of the ocean, lyrics to the perfect song, a genuine smile, and everything in between.
I really liked what you said about finding beauty in a crisp morning run. Nothing is more beautiful then running at alton baker early in the morning when the sun is coming up or late at night when the sun is coming down (or just cloudy and rainy like most days). I also liked when you said, "We see something pretty and automatically we need it, want it and won't stop at any cost until we have it, not matter the sacrifice." I can really relate to that in a lot of ways, and I always have to catch myself and realize what I'm doing is wrong.
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