[January 4, 2025] I’ve been interested in seeing those things that are beautiful, and I’ve written about how beauty challenges us. Becca Segovia, a graphic designer, creates modern recreations from old paintings. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the landscape, bringing to life what was, at one point, a static or fixed piece of portrait art. We are going… Read More »
[April 15, 2024] One of the lessons from life is that we must be alert to the beauty in life, for there is little of greater value. Such a statement may seem nonsensical and naïve, but to see beauty for its value is on the same intellectual plane of discriminating between good and evil. This is a form… Read More »
[January 14, 2024] Look to where beautiful things are and where life’s outcomes are lovely. The Epoch Times covered the winner of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year (link here). Annually, prizes are handed out for the best photographs in several categories. This year, the prize went to Tara Lilly of Whistler, Canada, for a superbly well-timed… Read More »
[January 10, 2023] Be alert! Be alert and focused on the unexpected beauty in life. If you want to overcome life’s murky and tragic nature, look into the darkness, especially when things are bad. You have to look and see where things are still beautiful and where there is something that’s sustaining. In this search for beauty, we… Read More »
[November 28, 2022] There is nothing more valuable than beauty. We all know this to be true, but most of us cannot explain it, nor can we fully understand why that is the case. To articulate an explanation of beauty stretches our minds. What is beauty, and why is it so valuable? Why is beauty confusing? Moreover, why… Read More »
[July 11, 2022] Ancient tales can teach us much about ourselves and propel our puny understanding of the world to a higher level. The tale of Sleeping Beauty, popularized in the Disney movie Sleeping Beauty (1959), is one such story that can teach us something about leadership. There is an evil element in our world populated by humans… Read More »
[July 13, 2020] One thing that sets the best leaders apart from others is that they read, study, and discuss ideas. Long ago, when I was a staff officer as a U.S. Army Infantry Captain, a small group of junior officers was joking one day about the 1991 Disney movie Beauty and the Beast. Why did it pique… Read More »
[January 23, 2025] In high school I couldn’t figure out why so many of the girls were attracted to some of the worst, most rebellious peers of mine. A few girls went out with the big football players but most spent their time with boys who were often disciplined for fighting or smoking weed in the bathrooms or… Read More »
[January 17, 2025] Satire is a form of beauty, and one of the very best portrayals of this form is The Babylon Bee. This site publishes satirical articles on various hot-topic issues. Their latest is a short clip purporting to interview the first paraplegic firefighter. “Meet John Larson, a paraplegic firefighter who is breaking barriers, much like the… Read More »
[November 24, 2024] One of the benefits of a trained eye for art is when I find something notable, there is an obligation to call attention to it. DM Sculptures is run by a true artist with a good eye for beauty and, most importantly, the artistic talent to put that inspiration into physical form. One of my… Read More »