Book Giveaway | The Beauty of Different by Karen Walrond
Today one person is going to receive a copy of Karen Walrond's lovely new hardcover book: The Beauty of Different.
Constantly bombarded with messages on how to think, how to feel, how to look, it can be very easy to fall into the mindset that we somehow fail as individuals, that we are not enough. But the truth is, those aspects of ourselves that make us individuals are actually the source of our own beauty, our super power. The Beauty of Different explores beauty in eight fresh ways and challenges the reader to revel in her own uniqueness. Combining beautiful imagery, portraiture, insightful commentary, essays, and interviews, this multisensory exploration of what is really beautiful provokes deeper self-discovery. Designed to connect and inspire, The Beauty of Different encourages the reader to reframe her differences, not as shortcomings, but as characteristics of distinction--maybe even superpowers.
Very simply put, this book is a wonderful combination of photos + words. It's interviews and stories addressing subjects such as adventure, individuality, spirituality, and imperfection, woven together with Karen's breathtaking photographs. It's the kind of book you can pick up anytime, read a section or a couple pages, and get inspired to tell your own stories related to the theme.
And the whole concept of different being beautiful...I'm wholeheartedly on board with that. Thank you God for different.
You can check out Karen's Beauty of Different blog here.
In addition, Karen recently came to my house and interviewed me about creativity for BlogHer's Own Your Beauty series. You read her thoughts on creativity and watch the video she created from my interview here.
Also, check out her project "Photovent 2010" - a really cool take on a photo garland. She's got a free download and instructions too.
TO BE ENTERED into this giveaway please leave a comment below sharing something that is different and beautiful about you (if you are reading this post on Facebook please come to my blog to leave a comment). Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific tonight (Wednesday) and the winner posted shortly after. Please be sure to check back or subscribe (click here to get posts delivered to your email box) to see if you are receiving one of the items this week.
All my friends have one or two things they love doing. I have many. I've been pegged as a Jack (or Jill :) of all trades, master of none.
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Made in the image of God, Imageo Dei. Fully, beautifully oriGINAl =)
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Beautiful: I care about others.
Different: I mend things rather than throwing them away.
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What a wonderful give-a-way....thank you the opportunity....
What makes me beautiful and different.....I love to create....it keeps me up at night....thinking of how I could quilt, sew, glue,embellish,arrange, use different found objects all to combine the quilting and digi scrapbooking....the mind never stops....how about you?...
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Different: I had my colon removed at age 22 (due to Crohn's Disease).
Beautiful: The ileostomy gave me back my health that the disease took from me.
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What is different about me is I am very easy going, I rarely get stressed or upset. Sometimes even that upsets my hubby :)
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I have big brown eyes which are beautiful and a quirky sense of humour that makes me different.
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I'm imperfect and I'm totally okay with that! :)
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Oh what a lovely book . . . something different: I come from a family of 3 with 2 being adopted . . . something beautiful: we don't remember which ones are adopted!
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I'm different because I have a very rare disease that only affects 1 in 2 million people and makes me an unusual scrapper, as I have very limited use of muscles/movement. The beauty is that I find a way!
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who doesn't love a good read= thanks ali!
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Beautiful: when I smile.
Different: A leftie and a rightie.
The book looks beautiful.
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I like and can relate to my students that others would rather not teach. I think that is different and beautiful.
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I do things that make sense for me and my family, not what everyone else is doing. That often produces different than usual results, but I always think they are beautiful.
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My laugh it's full and rich.
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This book sounds amazing... if I win it, it will be on my christmas wish list for sure!!
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I don't know that it necessarily something good, but I am fiercely independent and have been all of my 65 years.
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I spell my name LEAURIY, pronounced Lorie and i wear my hear Very closely cropped ( almost bald) and i think both are beautiful and different.
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I have finally gotten old enough to feel comfortable doing things my way and not worrying about what others think.
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I'm a messy neat freak, if that makes sense. There is an order to my chaos :-)
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different: i'm double jointed
beautiful: i am donating 24 inches of my hair to locks of love in january
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different - I adopted my third child after having 2 bios. It's always something I wanted to do and I did it!
beautiful - each wrinkle on my face, each gray hair shows a life well lived and well loved.
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Something different?-that would have to be all the baby hair I have all over me!! I use to feel so out of place until I realize that makes me unique.
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I am a sensitive person and cry at everything from commercials to cards. Lol! I am beautiful because I love to laugh and look at the bright side of things.
Reading this again before I hit submit I have to laugh because both these statements are total opposite of each other!
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Different: I've lived in the States for over 10 years now but often still feel like an outsider and somehow different.
Beautiful: I'm okay with that, it no longer bothers me.
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