The term wabi-sabi comes from Japan but the concept is universal. It is about appreciation of simple things, of things that are ageing, of being appreciative.
Look at wabisabi.org.uk for images and developed ideas.
I came across this when I was looking for the idea of 'beauty hunting'. It seems now to relate to beauty businesses and blogs but when I first came across it the idea was championed by a woman (I need to find her name) who worked in urban or overworked industrial locations with kids. She believed that if someone looked hard enough they would find a thing of beauty in their surroundings and from there could possibly learn to attach hope.
I need to come back to this woman and her ideas but in the mean time am interested in finding beauty in the mundane.
Think of the most tedious task in your life and write its components as a list.
Is there a poem in there.
Is the ritual more important to you than you think?
Don't stop at one.
Post your ideas.
Look at wabisabi.org.uk for images and developed ideas.
I came across this when I was looking for the idea of 'beauty hunting'. It seems now to relate to beauty businesses and blogs but when I first came across it the idea was championed by a woman (I need to find her name) who worked in urban or overworked industrial locations with kids. She believed that if someone looked hard enough they would find a thing of beauty in their surroundings and from there could possibly learn to attach hope.
I need to come back to this woman and her ideas but in the mean time am interested in finding beauty in the mundane.
Think of the most tedious task in your life and write its components as a list.
Is there a poem in there.
Is the ritual more important to you than you think?
Don't stop at one.
Post your ideas.
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