Once again from wandering the blogosphere, I have discovered something profound. Chookooloonks is one of my new favorites, full of beautiful insight through the words and photographs of Karen Walrond. A former engineer and lawyer, Karen has won several awards, is a highly sought keynote speaker, and has been featured on Oprah and CNN.
She is also a published author. Her book, the Beauty of Different, is a stunning combination of Karen's remarkable eye joined together with a gift of story-telling that with make all readers gush with appreciation. Certainly a must read. I found this introductory video on the book's page and my mind was immediately pushed adrift, a raft of thought floating slowly out to sea.
I would love to say that I have always celebrated those things that make me different, but that would be a lie. I had to grow into this. Cry a few nights, because I didn't understand. I had to open my eyes and see me. But now, I am enamored with my differences. I champion the fact that they're all a collection of little things that set me apart from everyone else. And now, I see them as beautiful whereas, for too many years, I believed them to be flaws. I hope that everyone can find it in them, to savor those things that make you unique. As Karen superbly states in the video, we are all uniquely, breathtakingly beautiful. And that should be reason enough for a smile.
Marcus Jamison, the Rare Poet
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