Beauty and joy are fundamental to the human experience. They are critical elements that affect our physical health, emotional well-being, and social connections. Abraham Maslow placed aesthetics high on his hierarchy of needs. Looking at beauty releases the same feel-good chemicals in the brain as being in love, eating chocolate, and exercising. 

I am feeling so much grief today. There isn’t a lexicon that I can use to describe how I feel. The recent school shooting conjured up deep feelings about all the brutality in the world today, yesterday and all the days before!

“The breath of life is right inside of us, to feel the dance of life within you, and know that nothing’s impossible.”