JAWBONE with Martin Shaw THE TROUBLE WITH BEAUTY | What Do We Really Love?
Apr 25, 2025
Discover the transformative power of beauty that goes beyond superficial ideals. Delve into the connection between beauty and personal development, emphasizing how it reflects our inner lives. Explore how beauty evolves as we age and its potential to deepen our understanding of existence. Learn to embrace beauty during life's transitions, holding onto memories while nurturing meaningful connections.
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Critique of Conventional Beauty
- Conventional beauty standards often feel vacuous and create a hierarchy that leaves many feeling inadequate.
- This leads to a constricting, depressive experience of beauty that is hard to trust.
Infectious Inner Beauty Anecdote
- Isolde's beauty makes others more beautiful when around her, showing beauty as an infectious inner quality.
- This beauty arises from genuine expression and inner eruption, not external appearance.
Beauty Provokes Transformation
- True beauty provokes delight and longing, revealing what we value deeply.
- It challenges us to find our art and skill in life and transform through genuine experience.
