Hidden Beauty

Think of the most detestable, despicable, disgusting and heart wrenchingly evil thing you can think of – that is occurring in our world today.  Because of the “ugly” in this world, a lot of people have chosen to not add to this world in the form of children.   The reasoning being that they do not want their children to learn of the awful things around us.  Though I understand where they are coming from, this mentality breaks my heart in so many pieces. 

There is ugly in this world; unbearable, anxiety causing ugly, but there is also so much beauty!  How many times have I scrolled through Facebook™, Pinterest™, or even Tumblr™ and seen “Faith in Humanity Restored” posts?  There is good in this world, beauty, joy, love, peace … faith in those around us that we seem to forget. 

I tend to forget that beauty when I listen to the news.  It has caused so many panic attacks and irrational fears within me that I have grown to detest the sight or sound of it.  So my reaction to this issue has been to obtain the mentality that I get one life on this planet; I don’t plan on wasting it hiding from everything.  Now, please understand that I’m not saying that we should hide from the awful things in this world - our hands over our ears; eyes closed humming to ourselves as we rock back and forth in a corner – NO!  I’m saying that despite all the horrible things that are occurring, remember that this is not all this world is made up of. 

Instead of hiding from the world in our little safe zones, reach out to it – make it beautiful.  Find passion, your dream and help turn this awful world into one that is beautiful again.  For example, I am personally on the conquest of providing a place for kids to go where they can create art.  As an artist, I have learned the pure joy that is art and how it heals and breaks down walls.  In addition to having a place where kids and young adults can come to express themselves in the form of art, I want to have counselors and therapists on staff to be there when those barriers and walls break down, to help pick up the pieces and start the healing process.  To help them realize that this world is not filled with only ugly things … that there is hope and joy in it too.

So stop focusing on the things that we have no control over, take control of what you can, accept what you cannot and do everything you can to see that there is beauty hidden behind every situation.  And trust me when I say that I know that some days, that is WAY easier said than done.