Create Beauty: Afghans on a Windy Beach

Monday, August 25, 2008

Afghans on a Windy Beach

2 comments:

InkyArtitude said...: Sounds like you had a wonderful vacation. This photograph is magnificent, they look as if they've had the best time ever. I know exactly what you mean about not letting them off the lead - Afghans are just born to run!; August 25, 2008 at 12:06 PM
"Create Beauty" said...: Hi there. Yes, they were having a great time, but so wanted to run with the other loose dogs! They are amazing to watch running ... but sadly, there has to be a fence.

Thanks for leaving a comment!; August 30, 2008 at 11:38 AM

Beauty Inspires

"Beauty and affliction are the only two things that can pierce our hearts." (a quote by Simon Weil) - is how John Eldredge begins a chapter in his book "Journey of Desire". He goes on to say, "Because this is so true, we must have a measure of beauty in our lives proportionate to our affliction ... No, more, much more. Is not this God's prescription for us?

Just take a look around. The sights and sounds, the aromas and sensations - the world is overflowing with beauty.

God seems to be rather enamored with it.

G lo r i o u s l y wasteful.

Apparently, He feels that there ought to be plenty of it in our lives.

Beauty ... heals, stirs us, moves and inspires. Lift any obstacle you may have to filling your life with greater and greater amounts of beauty.

Quote by John Eldredge

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"One should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of one's life, In order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

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~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe