Beauty : who tells you??

Where do YOU get your views of beauty from?


Who tells YOU what is beautiful?


Who tells YOU what 'in proportion means'?


Who tells YOU what 'ugly' means?


Do you see the world though your eyes, or from someone else’s?


Has someone taught you how to look through your own eyes?


Have your views been constructed from the outside, or the inside?


How do you know your views are your own and not societies?


How do you determine what YOU really think and feel, and what society teaches you to think and feel? ... as a child, growing up - we are all unconsciously constructed...


How do you determine that your views are yours and not 'theirs'?


How you know that your views on beauty are not the unconscious, subliminal message all your life, but that they are you own?


How did you form your idea of beauty?


What is beauty?


We all say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but yet we seem to talk about and strive to reflect that same 'ideal standard' of beauty.

WARNING!: You will not be published!

From here on in – to those that pass by, shoot from the hip with profanities and leave – you will not be published on this blog.

To those that this concerns – look, simple: I started this blog for me. As you can see, I don’t even really visit often myself.

I am most happy and welcome comment, debate and challenge. I respect that we all see the world differently. Interestingly however, in the last couple of days I have had two passers by who have spat and spurted their flames. I have debated myself as to whether to post them on this blog or reject their comments. Because neither are useful, helpful for me nor anyone else visiting I’m sure. Neither present any form of rounded opinion or argument. One in particular was most offensive, resorting to name calling…mmm that’s an intellectual conversation!

I decided tonight I will publish them in under their respective blog titles, because I do want to be fair and open to anyone that visits to have their say and opinions heard – even if they are different from my own. To those two that commented, I have responded to your blunt and superficial comments under that blog title. But this will be the first and only time I will ever publish such commentary again. Honestly, its boring. It really is boring, and old (uhum...perhaps I should say young!)

I will publish and engage in any discussion, argument, debate, question, disagreement : but only if it contains respect. For those who want to mouth off, make narrow and derogatory comments – please do it elsewhere : this blog is not for you. There are many people in the blog world I’m sure who you can ‘yell at’ and insult, and who will gladly return the favour. If you want to discuss something openly and respectfully, you may return. Honestly people, I don’t have the energy in my life to be angry and hurtful – go do it elsewhere.