Coming in August
Beauty
as a guiding force for freedom and transcendence in midlife….
I’ve
just completed our next book, Letters from the Land of Midlife
Dating. It forced me to answer the questions torn from years of
‘coupledom’ how do we find our way to wholeness? It’s an
insightful peak into the world of midlife dating often laced with
humor.
In
part the answer to our search for wholeness lies in the radical
transformation within the primordial rigors underlying beauty.
Creating
beauty has been the guiding force of my life in middle age. Beauty
reflected in the whispered prayer of yoga barely discernable through
the movement but deeply felt. Beauty reflected in the understanding
underlying a conversation, a kindness freely given, cleaning up the
house with intention and care; beauty as the motivating force in life
has infinite expressions. Life is transformed from the ordinary to
the sublime within the vehicle of creativity.
Let
me clarify. I’m not talking about fairytale beauty, although
fairytales and their beauty are close to my heart. I’m talking
about authentic beauty grounded in the tasks of daily life. I’m
talking about beauty filled with the raw and mystical, the kind of
beauty that could uplift or crush us. It could be bold or
infinitesimal. I’m talking about the crucible of creativity. Does
beauty live in creativity or does creativity live in beauty?
In
midlife we shoulder the awareness of creating tangible beauty and
carry it forward with intentionality or we fall more deeply into the
slumber of the material world disconnected from the beauty and
creativity that brings meaning and wonder to our efforts.
Did
you catch that? Intentional beauty born of the crucible of creativity
will transform our lives bringing meaning and wonder to our efforts.
Let the younger generation seek superficial beauty. As mid-lifers we
take up our responsibilities to carry the deep and mysterious
beauties, in conjunction with superficial beauty, forward discovering
our alchemical nature in the process. Yes this shouldering of deep
beauty ushers us into the unknown, the Great Mystery, the origin of
alchemy, returning us to wholeness.
For
more….find The Way of the Fairy Godmother at Amazon kindle and
coming soon; Letters from the Land of Midlife Dating and Awaiting the
Fairy Godmother…
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