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Wabi Sabi

Posted @ 8/4/2011 4:00 AM By Cheryl
Posted in [Miscellaneous], [Personal Development], [Uncategorized] | 6 Comments

Happy Friday, House of Shine! Cheryl here! I hope this post finds everyone doing well and settling in with our changes around the House of Shine.

I drew this in my journal on July 4, 2011:

 
 
 

And then just this week I received an email from Arielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret that helped me embrace love in my life, introducing her new book called Wabi Sabi Love. Her book is about how married couples can embrace their differences to create a strong and happy marriage. And while that is wonderful, that is not what I want to talk about to today.

I am intrigued by the idea of Wabi Sabi in general.

What is Wabi Sabi?

It is a Japanese view of life that if we break it down to it's simplest form means to find beauty in imperfection. It's simple, slow, and uncluttered and it appreciates authenticity above all. It embraces the cracks and marks that happen over time.

Dare I say wrinkles here? They're called laugh lines and you have to earn them!

It is seeing beauty in the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete and it is the acceptance of change.

Wabi Sabi. It's kind of fun to say.

I encourage you to find the beauty in imperfection today and join us in the comment section to tell us what makes that imperfection beautiful to you.  I think when we are able to practice wabi sabi we will REALIZE THE IMPACT OF LITTLE THINGS.

And that Shines!

Shining off until...

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    Posted @ 8/4/2011 5:33 AM by Cheryl
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    HA! Why don't I start with this was meant to be for FRIDAY! Not Thursday. I felt a little wave of panic this morning when i saw that Robin had posted to Facebook already but wait- isn't this wabi sabi in action? Imperfection? Maybe not in the visual sense but still.

    Happy Thursday instead.

    Posted @ 8/4/2011 7:32 AM by chaotickristi
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    it was meant to be for today bc someone else needed it today and not tomorrow.. your imperfection is only imperfect to you.. LOL.... I like this idea... I believe that life is made olf 2 things only, really, at its essence... love and the lack of love... love is pure... the lack of it can show up as fear, hate, depression.... I like wabi sabi...

    Posted @ 8/4/2011 8:06 AM by Cheryl
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    I will definitely think of it like that, Chaotic! Someone else needed it today. I like it.

    In one of my latest books- Our most basic human need is to feel loved. :)

    One of the examples I read about was a beautiful vase with a crack in it. The crack was either highlighted by shining light through it or by being filled with gold. I also think about beautiful wood pieces that have a knot in them.

    Posted @ 8/4/2011 9:51 AM by Heather
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    I like the idea of wabi sabi...the things that make me imperfect are the things that make me...ME!

    Is my life perfect...heck no techno...but I wouldn't have it any other way! I am where I am today because of all the imperfect choices, missed opportunities, crazy paths life took me down.

    Posted @ 8/4/2011 12:55 PM by Claudia
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    Any belief that my imperfections can actually be what makes me beautiful is a.o.k. with me. Sign me up.

    In some ways it is the reverse of the idea that our greatest strengths, when taken to an extreme, can become our greatest weaknesses, isn't it? I like this version much better.

    I can be impatient, but that's Wabi Sabi. I am actually passionate and enthusiastic and anxious to see things happen... fast.

    I have a long list of Wabi Sabi.

    Cheryl, what a pleasant surprise to show up at the House of Shine today and see such a beautiful post.

    Posted @ 8/4/2011 2:01 PM by Cheryl
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    Okay- I think we have embraced accepting the imperfections that exist inside of us and that is a good thing, yes.

    Now, focus your attention to the things around you. I think an element of wabi sabi may be that we are able to be content with the stuff that we choose to surround ourselves with and our life circumstances. Does that make sense?

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