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.
I love DebC's comment ... I am God's child, so I'm beautiful. No one is exactly like me, so I'm different.
Perfect!
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I don't get my nails done. I don't wear nail polish. I don't dye my hair. I get it cut at a barber shop. I don't wear lipstick or eye shadow or mascara. I keep my makeup minimal. People do comment that my skin looks nice for being 55, and my hair is still mostly brown. I don't think anything I could get out of a bottle could make me look prettier.
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I have the ability to see beauty all around me... and create it.
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What is different & beautiful about me? The older I get, the more I become ME & care less what people think or expect me to be. I do more in my life for me - because I am of value to those that love me, and my happiness is important to them. (At my very core - I'm still a mom - which involves LOTS of sacrifice. But, I am learning to take time for myself.)
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Something different - I have a freckle in one of my eyes
Something beautiful - I love seeing others shine
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Beautiful and Different - due to a prescription my mother took during pregnacy I have pinkie fingers which are short. They end at the main knuckle instead of the uppermost knuckle (bet your looking to see where your pinkies end). LOL!! I've never hidden it, but I've scared people numerous times in the winter when I wear gloves. The glove fingers will sometimes bend in odd directions and I'll hear an intake of breath. So I know I need to remove the gloves. It's funny, beautiful and uniquely me.
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Different - I have always had really wrinkly hands. It used to bother me a lot as a child and I'm still self-conscious about it but at 35, I've come to accept it :)
Beautiful - I have given birth to two beautiful boys.
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I am a strange combination. I love all types of crafts, but only work on them in the winter, since my other love is flyfishing. People find it strange but I find it wonderful that I can pursue passions that don't seem to fit together at all - and that a strong, independent and professional woman might sit by the side of a stream crocheting as she waits for the hatch!
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I am shy and not very outgoing which has made me a good listener over the years.
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What's different about me?
I have 2 different colored eyes---one is blue and the other is brown!
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Knowing the value of my Being! And everyone elses! All beautiful!
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i'm different and beautiful because i have a unique way of thinking.
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Different: I like stepping outside of my confort zone. Beautiful: An open mind.
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Different, I march to my own drum, do my own thing. Beautiful, hmm, I like my eyes.
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I'm a daughter to a King!
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Let's see, something different about me is that I am addicted to salsa. Yummy!
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One thing that makes me different is my super loud whistle! Everyone is amazed that I (a girl) can whistle like that at sports events! My boys make me beautiful! I know that I am a better person because I have them in my life!
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Different: I'm not afraid to be silly. Beautiful: My face almost always has a smile on it.
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My head full of white hair makes me beautiful! My culture (Hopi) makes me different than most!
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I have pretty eyes.
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Being adopted by a loving family makes me beautiful! My lack of nick nacks makes me different (from most of my friends!) LOL!!!
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I love to laugh and try to find humor in every dull situation. This "talent" has helped me get through some pretty interesting/boring work endeavors.
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My eternal family makes me beautiful! My obsession with scrapbooking makes me different than most diehards! Ha!!!
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So many ways I am different, but one way is that I love to do silly things for my co-workers like making paper hats for their birthday. No reason to be so drab and dull at work!
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for me, beauty is in the whole messy lovely unkempt nature of the everyday. i don't even strive for perfection because it is so subjective that it becomes a meaningless concept. i am learning to know that i can be beautiful just in my own skin and for me that is a great difference that has come through many years of striving to be something i am not.
kelly
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