Beauty Outside Points to the Beauty Within
A short poem inspired by mother nature — and the beauty within us all

Perhaps we love nature and beautiful landscapes because the act of perceiving beauty resonates with our soul as it reminds us of the essence that everything is made of.
Sometimes we can’t find it inside and so we seek it outside.
Since all that we perceive is a mirror back to us, we remember the ecstasy that radiates from such wonder – only we think it is the beauty that we see outside that evokes this, not realizing that if it wasn’t part of us we would have no capacity to feel such love.
And perhaps we seek to share this beauty to help other souls remember that there is beauty in every corner of the world and that it is not limited to that which is outside them.
We have magnificent bodies and minds and together we can upgrade the human race to one as peaceful and calm as a sunny summer morning on a brightly colored hill in the Slovakian countryside.
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This poem is part of my 7-day journey of sharing my short writings inspired by my love affair with the beauty of the natural world and the magnificence of human nature.
