An underrated and surprisingly simple way to add richness and meaning to your life is to become a connoisseur of everyday beauty. Many people spend money and invest their time to pursue a better life. Yet relatively few approach the gift of beauty with the intentionality it deserves.
Why is this? One reason is that beauty has so much to compete with these days. Unlike the pleasures of social media, tasty food, and gaining wealth, beauty’s pleasures gradually reveal themselves to those who cultivate a taste for them. Take a piece of art, complex music, or fine architecture, for example. They hold pleasures for the novice, to be sure, but they offer even more significant layers of beauty for those who invest the time to understand the nuances of what they’re experiencing.
