Favorite Inspiring Quotes
Beauty
Commentary by Peter Shepherd

“Know the wholeness, perfection and beauty that you are. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home. Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself.” ~ Ravi Shankar
It helps when you can play the sitar like he does. But we can all find our beauty and love... just think of the compassionate things you do, the empathy you feel for people, the understanding you have, the way you listen openly, your heart reaching out.
“The Earth is beautiful. If you start living its beauty, enjoying its joys with no guilt in your heart, you are in paradise. It is a question of your own inner transformation. It is not a change of place, it is a change of inner space. Live joyously, guiltlessly, intensely. And then heaven is no more a metaphysical concept, it is your own experience.” ~ Osho
Change yourself inside and everything changes outside.

“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” ~ Dale E. Turner
It's never too late... to create your masterpiece, to join in love, to invent the unimagined, to explore and discover, to express your true self. As Albert Einstein said, "The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives."
“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” ~ Sophia Loren
Your body makes you sexy, your smile makes you pretty, but it's your personality that makes you beautiful. Saint Augustine said, "Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul."
“There's no beauty that you could perceive or create if it were not already within you.” ~ Peter Shepherd
It's your reflection in the mirror of life.
“Real beauty doesn't need standards to maintain, it just radiates from within and creates an impact.” ~ The Beautyholic

Here’s some further reading on this theme...
The Beauty of Life ~ by Stefanie Miller
I am in awe of the beauty around me. The beauty in nature, the miracles of the world, but most importantly, the beauty found in loving others. The intense beauty revealed in receiving, giving, and knowing true love. That is the true secret of the Universe, which is imprinted within each and every heart. Continues...
What's Beautiful? - by Rick Hanson
Beauty is that which delights the senses - including the "sixth sense" of the mind. Different people find beauty in different forms and places. You don't have to go to a museum, listen to a symphony, or eat a gourmet meal to be in the presence of beauty. Continues...
How to See Beauty in Every Small Thing around You - by Benedict Brychta
The least that any living person deserves is to live a full life in which they enjoy every waking moment. They deserve to find satisfaction and happiness despite the disposition they are at. That way, all people have an equal chance at living full and meaningful lives. As Mother Theresa once said, you should all “be faithful in the small things, because it is in them that your strength lies.” Continues...