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ough, unless we are careful, beauty can slip away – or if not beauty itself, then our acceptance of it, our familiarity with it, and our understanding of its true nature. ink about all the many ways that people go looking for beauty, in places and with artifices that crumble under scrutiny. ere are so many things that do not encapsulate beauty, so many things that we confuse with the sublime gi of beauty, that it is worth reflecting on how we recognize and conceptualize it. Is it something that you have to go out into the world to find? Is it something that you have to learn – a trick that you must master? I don't believe that it is. I believe that beauty is innate to all of us. It is a characteristic with which you are born. You took your first beautiful steps, and as you grew and evolved, your beauty expressed itself in countless other ways. Beauty is like an external instinct: it is always available to you, if you accept and embrace it. Beauty glows through our entire lives. It shines a bright light on all our best moments, there to support us, upli us, and keep us steady, even when the earth underfoot is shaking. Beauty exists across multiple planes, not just in your face. Beauty is in all the connections that link one part of the self to the other parts. I have witnessed this truth echo throughout my practice. Beauty is an aspect of the mind, the body, and the skin, and most importantly, it is found within the bonds those aspects form with each other. You hear that and intuitively, you know it to be true. You may never have studied the science of beauty or looked into the research. Still, you understand that beauty must take place within the connections between the P H O T O C R E D I T : TAT I A N A K I S E L E VA P H O T O G R A P H Y VUE ON | WELLNESS

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