Are we still seekers of beauty?

Beauty can affect us! When we expose ourselves to beautiful songs, art, nature, and writing we place ourselves in a position for change.

The "arts" used to have great value placed upon them. Historically speaking, people were considered peasants if they were not exposed to the arts or trained in the arts. In more recent times towns were considered "small potatoes" if they didn't have some type of concert hall or artistic center. There was a loftier more stringent standard regarding focus upon the arts. Now you have to look harder to find the arts. In fact, you almost have to go on a "beauty quest."

So here's a question. Are we still seekers of beauty? Do we still long for creative, artistic connections? Are we still hungry to look and see and feel through exposure to the arts? Or has this technological age rubbed our human gears the wrong way? Can we live as technically savvy people and artistically enlightened people simultaneously? I believe we can.

I'm sure we've all noticed the difference between a well-crafted website and a shoddy one. We've also noticed the colors and artwork on sites--whether they please the eye or not. And of course we're all completely torqued by pop-ups and flashing graphics. We also notice when sites have misspelled words or the writing itself is clumsy. The bottom line is this: we are still sensitive to the arts and to how things are put together!

So it looks like we humans continue to hunger for beauty! Yes, we still want our inner chambers fed by the arts; whether it be a poem, a song, a photograph, or a piece of original artwork. We still revel at nature's panorama when it's served up to us like a private screening--especially when our spirits are low. So let's expose ourselves to them once again, and more regularly. That way our inner chambers will be fed perpetually and beautifully!

With pencil in hand and words in my heart I try to weave "life messages" that will have an impact on people. I believe that words can transform your world and even frame your world. Through poetry, essays, and articles you can broaden your horizons or discover vistas within yourself that you didn't know were there. We each have a unique fingerprint and we each have a unique destiny to reach for. I've been told that the messages I impart through my writing are life changing. I hope that's true, because my greatest desire is to affect people for the positive. You can visit me at Art By / Words By