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Wabi-Sabi

10/30/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

The subject of accepting one’s age recently came up on my Twitter feed so I thought I’d share my thoughts on Wabi-Sabi. Do you know about Wabi-Sabi? It’s the Japanese tradition of revering authenticity, finding the beauty in imperfection, celebrating transience. What could be more perfect for aging baby-boomers than a mindset celebrating the loveliness of life on the far side of ripe? Wabi-Sabi finds the beauty in impermanence, imperfection, and incompletion. When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: aging, appreciation, coming to terms with aging, dignity, Ellen Wade Beals, getting older, Jon Spayde, Marcia Tyson Kolb, maturity, Photography, Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, the gifts of aging, Utne Readerk, Wabi-Sabi, Weighed Words

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