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Here is a song written and performed by Mikalene Ipson. It’s titled “You Are Beautiful” — the lyrics are a powerful statement (and guest post) about our unique beauty.   Click here to listen to Mikalene’s song “You Are Beautiful” If you enjoy her music, you can get her first CD at: mikalene.com l Send toRead more

Dear Readers, I’m so thrilled to share with you that my first book will be available for pre-publication orders beginning in early September, and will be published and shipped beginning Oct 1st. Here is an excerpt from the book’s back cover: The  Spiritual Human: A guide book to life on Earth — Imagine being handedRead more

“It’s not true that what is useful is beautiful. It is what is beautiful that is useful. Beauty can improve people’s way of life and thinking.”  (Anna Castelli Ferrieri) Imagine driving through an old coal town that has never recovered fully from the depression. It’s winter. The air is frigid. The trees are bare. The hillsRead more

he’s wrong she’s confused that’s not right who came up with that lame-brained idea there’s a better way how come nothing’s changing wait maybe i could start with me what habits, beliefs do i harbor, enable, abet that don’t serve me well now that feels better finding new ways to be in the world alteringRead more

when you spend your time looking for traces of beautiful symmetry miraculous perfection the gentlest touch hearts like deep wells the depth behind those eyes delightful instances the stillness within a moment it is then that you discover this search for beauty in others, everywhere will inevitably leave you awash in beauty yourself for inRead more

“Be willing to go naked.”  (May Sarton) Be willing to reveal your inner nature, your deepest thoughts and imaginings, your wildest self, your boldest essence. Be translucent so others can truly see and know your beauty, your depths, your core. Allow yourself to be exposed and vulnerable, let your feelings show. Embrace your humanness —Read more

see that man on the corner tattered clothes, dirty fingers smelling of stale odors (that you’d rather not identify) you quickly walk by him hoping he won’t ask something of you instead take a moment to see his inherent nature for it is the exact same essence you see in that chubby little baby dressedRead more

“That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.”  (Rumi) *** the beauty of my heart lies in its connection to you to us to all the beauty of my heart is vast deep ebullient powerfulRead more

“Thousands of channels there are through which the beauty of our soul may sail even unto our thoughts. Above all, there is the wonderful, central channel of love.” (Maeterlinck) What channel are you tuned into? Are you willing to explore some of the thousands of channels in your effort to hear and know your soul’sRead more

when i look into the depths of your eyes i get lost in the goodness of you touching down into your essential self i feel embraced fully infused with your love the miraculous nature of our connection amazes my heart and mind yet feels so perfectly correct and true i cannot question its source graceRead more