The Beauty We Love

Hello my friends,

It's been another horrifying week of news. Once again I am reminded that there are people in our nation and our world that wake up worried and frightened every day.

How can we change that for them? How can we change that for all of us?

I found this poem by Rumi - perhaps something to consider.

Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument.

​Let the beauty we love be what we do.

There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground.

— Rumi

I think that the ancient mystic is saying that we need to be aware of the news, but not consumed by it. Amidst all of this fear and ugliness, we need to create the beauty we love.

Beauty can ease heartbreak.

Beauty brings hope.

Beauty will help the world to heal.

Love & beauty,

Nina G