Beauty as Action

Self-Help

synopsis

Synopsis

What really matters? Surprisingly, it is beauty—True Beauty. We have all experienced moments of True Beauty—whether seeing a field of flowers, hearing a child laugh, or feeling in harmony with everything around us. Practicing True Beauty—not to be mistaken for glamour—puts us in synchronicity with the healing of our planet as well as on the path of spiritual evolution. Most importantly, by learning to engage with beauty more often, we can heal our cultural dysfunctions and transform our world and our role within it to be more positive and generative. Beauty as Action guides us on the journey to become practitioners of True Beauty through simple, everyday actions that don’t require esoteric tools or objects. With humor, anecdotes, and dashes of philosophy, author, shamanic practitioner, and inventor Lisa Z. Lindahl shows us how we can: 1. Consciously practice the pursuit and cultivation of True Beauty beyond surfaces and appearances 2.Recognize and honor the presence of True Beauty while we actively engage in creating it 3. Preserve and return the prominence of True Beauty in our global culture For the sake of ourselves and our world, we must act now. Beauty as Action shows us how.

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Author Biography

Lisa Z. Lindahl is an artist, inventor, women’s health advocate and Forbes.com contributor. In 2022 she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for inventing the sports bra in 1977, revolutionizing athletic participation for women and girls. She has a BS in Education from the University of Vermont and a Master’s of Arts in Culture and Spirituality from Holy Names University in California. She splits her time between Charleston, South Carolina and Colchester, Vermont.

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Author Insight

Tricky Authenticity

Yep. I really said that: tricky authenticity. Being "authentic" has become such a buzz-word. As if it is a destination, or state one can arrive at, settle in, BE. Another achievement. Nope. That's why it is tricky. Authenticity isn't a static state. We evolve, and in that process change our minds, our preferences, our partners and what-all else? Black and white become nuanced grays. The obvious becomes less so. And so, our NISTs evolve as well, often becoming more self-imposed. Ah! Another clever trick we play...this time on ourselves.

Book Excerpt

Beauty as Action

The antithesis of personal authenticity is the culturally embedded “Now-I’m-Supposed-Tos,” or NISTs, as I call them. You know what I’m talking about. NISTs are the currency of both peer pressure and societal pressure to be and achieve certain things in a certain order. Now-I’m-Supposed-To: go to college, get a job, get married, have children, just to name a few of the more universal NISTs prevalent in our culture.

Ridding ourselves of these NISTs is easier said than done. Yet to do so, to recognize your own NISTs and evaluate them in terms of your authentic self, is to move ever closer to achieving inner harmony.

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Lisa Z Lindahl

Beauty as Action

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Tricky Authenticity

Book Excerpt

Beauty as Action

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