“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Welcome! I am a lawyer turned freelance writer, essayist, and editor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal, The Sunlight Press, my essays and reported work have appeared in The Washington Post, The Lily, Saveur, Civil Eats, Brain, Child, ESPN and elsewhere. I am currently at work on a memoir on grief and culture and how it provides perspective on life’s ordinary graces. I invite you to appreciate the ordinary with me. I hope my daily practice of seeing the magic in the mundane helps you celebrate and find more of these moments in your life too. Read More
The perfect message for today. I was just scrolling through my Facebook reading articles on staying young and looking good…and wondering how I can get rid of this belly fat. A good reminder of what real beauty is.
These words resonated with me too, Cecilia. Beauty is coming out of the trenches. We are all guilty of forgetting that sometimes.
This is so wonderful. And the kind of beauty I see through my photography is astounding – so much love and pain and connection and experience.
Your perspective is definitely all-encompassing, Tamara. Pictures definitely capture an added dimension.
Agreed!!
I love this.