embodying over appearing

I’ll never forget an episode of Oprah where she discussed the concept of beauty. She explained that often “beautiful” women are terrified to age because their value and identity has been so wrapped up in how they looked. But since Oprah never placed all her value to her physical appearance aging didn’t scare her. She found her value in her mind,... See more
instagram.comAttraction or being attractive consists of appetite or desire, the ability to consume, and acknowledging and appreciating what was consumed. A gratified person is extremely beautiful and radiant. The acts of acknowledging and appreciating life’s wonderful gifts, large and small, allows both men and women to swallow (that is, to fully absorb) what
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It likes to find a neglected or abandoned place, for it knows that it is only here it will meet the kind of light that respects its shape, dignity and nature. There is a deep beauty within each person. Modern culture is obsessed with cosmetic perfection. Beauty is standardized; it has become another product for sale. In its real sense, beauty is
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the slow burn of becoming yourself
open.substack.comUrsula K. Le Guin wrote in her sublime meditation on aging and what beauty really means, “beauty doesn’t come free with the hormones, the way it does for the young... It has to do with who the person is.”