Category Archives: personal essays

body peace…

 

 

Vintage-scale

   

Get off the scale! You are beautiful. Your beauty, just like your capacity for life, happiness, and success, is immeasurable. Day after day, countless people across the globe get on a scale in search of validation of beauty, and social acceptance. Get off the scale! I have yet to see a scale that can tell you how enchanting your eyes are. I have yet to see a scale that can show you how wonderful your hair looks when the sun shines its glorious rays on it. I have yet to see a scale that can thank you for your compassion, sense of humor, and contagious smile. Get off the scale because I have yet to see one that can admire you for your perseverence when challenged in life. It's true…the scale can only give you a numerical reflection of your relationship to gravity. That's it. It cannot measure beauty, talent, purpose, life force, possibility, strength, or love. Don't give the scale more power than it has earned. Take note of the number, then get off the scale and live your life!                                                                                  You are beautiful!

(a post that really moved me from a newly discovered blog, just had to share)

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musée rodin…

 

 

Rodin-museum

 

I'll be honest…it has taken me many years to warm up to the works of Rodin. After seeing Midnight in Paris I knew I owed a visit to the beautiful Musée Rodin, situated near Les Invalides and housed in the beautiful Hotel Biron. After more research I am also quite fascinated with the history of the structure, with it's classical architecture and rich past…a few famous creatives took up residency there for a time. A friend of mine shared some of her photos from her visit to the museum yesterday, and my mind was made up…it is a must see. I will most likely be in love with Rodin by the time I leave there.

image courtesy of Jessica McDougall

 

the navy yard

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The Navy Yard in Philadelphia is known to most locally as the headquarters for Urban Outfitters. Every time I visit the URBN campus, I find myself intrigued by the worn and retired ships that rest there. On my last trip (an overcast day with hints of sunshine) I drove off the designated path and took some photos. I learned it was our country’s first naval shipyard, with it’s beginnings in 1776. It has been inactive since 1995, but a few navy offices still remain. There is something beautiful about the shabby state of the vessels, don’t you think?  The shades of grey and aged salmon color are a lovely combination in my opinion…you have to use your imagination  a bit, but they can inspire! 

hand in hand…

 

 

Hand-in-hand

 

I just learned of this lovely new business, Hand In Hand Soap, conceived by local Philadelphia photographer Courtney Apple and her fiance Bill. I had the opportunity to chat with them both recently about their new venture, and was inspired to share! With a passion for giving back, they did a ton of research to determine what they could do, and realized that a simple bar of soap could save lives. They determined this was how they could make an impact in a global sense, and set out to produce a fabulous soap that all would enjoy and benefit from. For every bar purchased, they donate a bar to save a child's life. I know I will be adding this to my gift giving repertoire, and hope you will too.