Beauty is in the start. Even a late start.

As I type this very first post I am sitting in my favorite place in my house- a room we call the “blue room”.  (I’m not sure why we call it that- the room isn’t actually blue in color or mood.) The intention of this room is simple- a space for reading, praying, creating and generating. A dedicated space in our home to feed the spirit and the soul.  My own little sanctum for beauty.  Behind the desk where I am sitting, there is a vision board I created.  On it are words, scenes, images and photographs that I am drawn to; a vintage photo of Maya Angelou, quotes from comedians and theologians, a print of a bundle of calla lilies, a chocolate cake recipe, magazine clipping of a beautifully set table, and many many more images and words, that speak to me.  These words are for me today:  

Love is in the.. start. 

Starting has always been hard for me.  I am a professional procrastinator and a silent dream slayer.  It’s not as if I enjoy killing dreams but I have a uncanny ability to find reasons why their viability is questionable.  I am realizing that like so many of us, I have many visions and hopes but before they can ever see the light of day, I figure out ways to poke holes in them. I know I am not alone in that. However, I have realized something.  The survival rate of a dream that is never birthed?  Always zero. If a dream or idea is generous enough to come to visit you and stick around for a while—perhaps it is worth having a chance to live and breath.

And so that is what I am doing.  I am starting.  The birth of this site is a vision realized that I have been thinking and mulling over for some time, but despite the long road behind me, here we go! I hope this site invites you to practical ways to embrace, celebrate and create beauty in our lives. I hope to inspire you to see yourself as a ‘beauty broker’- someone who has been beautifully and wonderfully crafted to bring more beauty and goodness into the world.  Let’s let this wild and beautiful journey begin!