Art is like Sex

In his book “The Everyday Work of Art, Awakening the Extraordinary” Eric Booth opens Chapter 1 with this…

Art, like sex is too important to leave to the professionals — too important because of the delight and satisfaction it provides, and too important because of its role in creating each person’s future. This book is dedicated to restoring our artistic birthright: an endless intercourse with attractive things.

Wow, what a great hook for an opening paragraph. I just put this book on my “Wish List”. I already have over a dozen books on my “to-be-read” bookshelf that I have already purchased. In my daily search for the Beautiful, I have been reading a more poetry, watching the long shadows move along the ground, looking at back-lit leaves on spring trees and gazing at post-dusk satellites that float overhead in star strewn space. Watch out for the Beautiful! You will welcome the surprise it brings.

Here is a short poem by my (I-never-met-the-man-but-I-miss-him-dearly) friend John O’Donohue…

I would love to live
Like a river flows
Carried by the surprise
Of its own unfolding

So, what are you reading or seeing that inspires you to be watchful for the Beautiful?