by toby | Apr 3, 2013 | Life
The Beauty Venture: water patterns Water patterns have enchanted me for awhile. Here are some images from my last few years of collecting pictures of water. It almost immediately brings a sense of peace to look at water–in one of my hypnotherapy classes, we were...
by toby | Mar 27, 2013 | Life
Beauty venture: dreams by Toby Neal Dreams have a lot of possible functions, and no one's entirely sure what they “mean” or do–but we do know, when we're prevented from dreaming, we go mad. Here are a few interesting articles in Psychology Today on...
by toby | Mar 21, 2013 | Life
Beauty Venture: fences, by Toby Neal I like the shapes of fences. The repetitive patterns. The powerful metaphor of definition they convey. I've always had a little bit of a thing for fences and walls. Maybe it began with one of my favorite childhood books of all...
by toby | Mar 20, 2013 | Life
The Beauty Venture: bees. by Toby Neal I love bees. I've never been afraid of them, and find their song and hum to be both soothing and invigorating. I love their hard work, their organization, their dedication to their Queen. They exemplify a harmonious and...
by toby | Mar 19, 2013 | Creativity, Life, Personal, The Beauty Venture
The Beauty Venture: seeds. Day Three. by Toby Neal. I love seeds. I made it a practice this last year to try to have a completely free, sustainable garden by harvesting my own seeds and collecting my chickens' poo. This learning process ended up sparking a chapter in...
by toby | Mar 18, 2013 | Life
The Beauty Venture: day two. Sand. Something's happening because of the Beauty Venture. I'm looking for beauty all around me. I'm thinking about beauty more. I'm seeing beauty, in the things I move through and walk by without really taking in. Sand is one such thing....