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Sat Feb 22, 2014 6:19 pm  |
Wabi-sabi - a phrase referring to a very old Japanese way of seeing the imperfect as beautiful.
Some *food for thought* notes:
(Thanks to E. Wolcoff,, health consultant, speaking on *learning to love flaws*.) 
Social psychologists study attitudes, or basic tendencies to like or dislike things. Most agree that not only can attitudes be changed but they are powerful predictors of outcomes. That’s why placebos work.
The attitudes that can change with wabi-sabi is from wanting ourselves and others to be perfect - to accepting what is and seeing it as perfect, despite flaws.
Think of a broken piece of sea glass. An old red jalopy on the side of the road. Crow’s feet on the face of a beloved grandma.
In this viewpoint, imperfect objects are not only beautiful, but also inspiring, because if we embrace imperfection, notice the beauty in it, than we find that, no matter the circumstances, there is beauty all around.
There was a woman whose husband always left poppy seeds on the floor after breakfast. One day, instead of getting mad, she took a moment to just look at them. She realized they looked kind of beautiful against the white floor tiles and had fallen in interesting patterns. And then it occurred to her how much she loved her husband and how bereft she’d be if he weren’t around to mess up her kitchen floor.
Look around. Do you have a favorite mug, perhaps chipped? A faded old sweater, a cracked vase? Might we be changed if we learned to find beauty in the chips and cracks of our lives?
As Leonard Cohen sang – “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” |
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