Seeing the beauty around us...

I came across this article titled "Pearls Before Breakfast," from The Washington Post--LINK HERE--they set up an informal social experiment to see if people commuting to work would recognize greatness if it were just in an everyday context. They had Joshua Bell, one of the greatest violinists of our time, play incognito like a street performer just outside a D.C. Metro station during the morning rush hour. Out of over 1000 people that passed him in 43 minutes, almost no one stopped to listen or showed signs of even noticing he was there. It was so interesting, and though I wasn't surprised at the results, it was saddening nonetheless.

It is something to ponder--even though I consider myself to be a "stop and smell the roses" type of person, I know there are times I am just rushing about, trying to "be more productive," getting irritated at anything that might slow me down.

This is one of the greatest gifts of scrapbooking--it encourages us to slow down, to contemplate, to recognize the beauty or significance of what is around us. To document it.

Some may find it ridiculous that my husband Steve takes photos of the process of baking his ciabattas etc., but there is something beautiful and fun about making REAL food--creamy, flavorful crusty bread..with carbs and calories and all, and I am thrilled that he is documenting it (and the yummy results), and I intend to write about it and scrapbook it--it is about seeing the beauty around us.