Monthly Archives: November 2011

Invitation

Posted on November 21, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism.” -Matthew Fox Welcome to this focusing oriented (www.focusing.org) exploration of the meaning and … Continue reading →

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Drawing Lessons from Art School

Posted on November 21, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself.” -Robert Henri (The Art Spirit) “Art school teaches … Continue reading →

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The Pain Truth

Posted on November 19, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain. ” -Alan Watts “What I called “walking” was the part of the step when my foot met the sidewalk. From the point of view of the joints, … Continue reading →

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Age Sage

Posted on November 18, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” -Eleanor Roosevelt A Prayer for Old Age God guard me from those thoughts men think In the mind alone; He that sings a lasting song … Continue reading →

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Art and Psychotherapy

Posted on November 17, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“One submits oneself to other minds (teachers) in order to increase the chance that one will be looking in the right direction when a comet suddenly cuts through a certain patch of sky.”  –Elaine Scarry (Beauty and Being Just) While … Continue reading →

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Attuning to Beauty

Posted on November 16, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“We each have a sixth sense that is attuned to the oneness dimension in life, providing a means for us to guide our lives in accord with our ideas” -Henry Reed The word attune means to bring into harmony (a … Continue reading →

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Poetry and Quotes

Posted on November 16, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“We can think of our linguistic and situational knowledge not as separate and floating, but as elaborations of our already intricate plant-bodies. In this way we can think how the living body knows (feels, lives, is …..) its situation from … Continue reading →

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Art Teachers and Psychotherapists

Posted on November 14, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“We as artists have the ability to show the beauty in the mundane.” – Camille Przewodek “Anything under the sun is beautiful if you have the vision. It is the seeing of the thing that makes it so.” – Charles … Continue reading →

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Types of Beauty

Posted on November 14, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“Beauty feeds the soul, wakens it, and brings it to life as nothing else can. Beauty is a deep-seated reaction to some meaningful and stunning presentation of life. All your senses and your full imagination have to be alert when … Continue reading →

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Relational Beauty

Posted on November 13, 2011 by steppingthroughbeauty

“The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. ” – Albert Einstein Philosopher Eugene Gendlin states that we are not just engaged in interaction; we are “interaction.”  … Continue reading →

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