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Beauty: Roses my husband gave to me

  Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger – W. Somerset Maugham

Our self awareness series entry by Sarah Ban Breathnach for October 8th, in her book, Simple Abundance, A Daybook of Comfort and Joy quotes the above statement.

Breathnach speaks about her venture with realizing the true beauty around her. She spots this book full of beautiful things. She wants this book badly, but it’s not affordable at the $45 price tag it came with. She felt down, not because the book wasn’t in her budget, but because she forgot about the simple beauties that are around us each day. She reminds us how beautiful free and inexpensive things can be.

This experience holds true, last week my sister in-law dragged me out of the house to buy some used books. I bought this book, God’s Little Devotional Book for Moms, only because the sheer beauty of the cover and pages. The cover is full of roses, and the pages are all pink. The words in the book jump out to you in a bold black with a cream backdrop. Opening the book makes me feel like I’m in a rose garden. I haven’t even read the book yet, but its pretty to say the least.

I remember when I was a young adult I took a small end table near my bed, placed cut outs of beautiful things on top of the table. On top of these pretty things I placed a piece of fitted glass so that my things stayed in place. On top of the glass were little knick knacks that I took pride in, a book of quotes and poems that I wrote along with a vase filled with wild flowers. I would peer over at this table when I needed a pick me up.

I’m hoping each of you will find beauty around you, it’s the simple things that really matter! Where do you find beauty? And what does beauty mean to you?

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