Being Known Podcast
S8E4: As Beauty Makes Sense of Us
Nov 1, 2023
The hosts explore the impact of beauty on the self, discussing encounters with beauty in nature and art. They share a specific story about a bridge and a heron as an example of a transformative encounter with beauty. They discuss the importance of being open to beauty and allowing it to change us. This chapter also explores the impact of compassion sponsorships on families in need and emphasizes the connection between beauty and worship. The hosts share their personal journey of familiarizing themselves with jazz music and recommend Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five' as an entry point to the genre. They express gratitude, recommend the movie 'The Shawshank Redemption', and provide information about the production team and availability of video versions on YouTube.
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- Beauty enables us to make better sense of our lives by integrating our right and left hemispheres of the brain.
- Embracing beauty requires effort and work, but it ultimately brings peace, revelation, regeneration, and a recommissioning of our stories.
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The Power of Beauty in Making Sense of Ourselves
Beauty has the power to make sense of ourselves by integrating our minds and souls. By immersing ourselves in beauty, such as through encounters with nature or artistic expressions, we can experience a transformative and healing process. These encounters allow us to sense and feel things that traditional intellectual exploration cannot accomplish. Allowing ourselves to be seen by beauty in vulnerable ways can be overwhelming at first, but it leads to relief of anxiety and a new perspective on our lives. Embracing beauty requires effort and work, but it ultimately brings peace, revelation, regeneration, and a recommissioning of our stories.
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