Not to be confused with wasabi, that spicy green horseradish.
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese philosophy and aesthetic that focuses on
THE ACCEPTANCE OF IMPERFECTION.
It celebrates what is weathered, worn or rusted.
With strength and clarity, my grandad lived to be 101.
So maybe that's why I've always gravitated toward this way of thinking.
I'm drawn to beauty that is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete,
because nothing is perfect, nothing lasts, and nothing is finished.
I loved this article on wabi-sabi. And this one, too.
If you look into it, or give it some thought, let me know your ideas.
The flowers in the pool...
I first saw them as something to be cleaned. A flaw. Debris.
But then... I saw them as drifting clouds in a sky.
Flower clouds, in a water sky.
A shift of perspective, that brought delight.