wabi-sabi

Wabi-sabi is an ancient Japanese aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

It involves embracing and celebrating the following three truths:

nothing is perfect

nothing is permanent

nothing is complete

Another way of interpreting these truths is to say that everything is imperfect, everything is impermanent, & everything is incomplete.

It can be applied in a myriad of ways… In Japan, there are tea houses that embrace these beliefs, with cracked tables, unmatched teacups, marred surfaces, etc… all meant to  acknowledge & celebrate the grandeur of beauty to be authentically found in imperfection.

What we’d love to see here at The Optimism Lab… is for individuals to understand how some of the very things to be perceived by oneself as “imperfections”, could be the very things that make one shine.

Love yourself for who you are and realize that all the quirky things about you are what make you YOU!   There will never be another like you… You’re amazing exactly as you are.

If you know of someone who can’t seem to see or know his or her own true beauty, please describe a bit about that person in the comments below.  In order to respect privacy of others, please don’t use actual names.  Let’s learn from one another about the little ways in which we shine that we may not even realize.

Let the love ripples flow.

Let’s inspire one another to shine on…

Today and every day  <3

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't

matter and those who matter don't mind.

~Dr. Seuss