In his Life as Art: Aesthetics and the Creation of Self (2012),

Zachary Simpson defines "life as art" as follows:

[it] is the persistent attempt to actualize the aesthetic in and

through one's living, seeing and thinking. This means

integrating the essence of the work of art into how one shapes

the contours and dimensions of one's being ... what

It can feel foolish to pause to marvel
at the stars when the world is burning.
Or to find the world beautiful
when you’ve known it to betray you.

But wonder is a liberation practice. A
reminder that we contain more than
tragedy. Beauty is our origin and our
anchor.

Cole Arthur Riley en Black Liturgies

Sitting at Yum thoughts

Every person has their own story, thinking about this is a very perplexing and overwhelming thought. We try to ‘be ourselves' so often and try to find ourselves but really we are all at the same time, from the same place, made up of the same things. This inspired me. Actually taking the time to sit and look around is such a