Is There Anything More Beautiful?

Is there anything more beautiful than Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Shaka Zulu album?

Is there anything more beautiful than Maya Angelou's writing?

Is there anything more beautiful than seeing the sun set over the Golden Gate Bridge and Mt. Tam?

Is there anything more beautiful than reconnecting with an old friend?

Is there anything more beautiful than Sonny Stitt's saxophone and Oscar Peterson's piano on Easy Does It?

Is there anything more beautiful than watching your daughter dance ballet?

Is there anything more beautiful than sitting perfectly still with your eyes closed feeling your breath going in and out of your nose?

Is there anything more beautiful than a bald Black woman living her truth?

Is there anything more beautiful than holding space for vulnerable storytelling?

Is there anything more beautiful than authentic connection, embodied empathy?

Is there anything more beautiful than the vast dynamism of the human condition?

Is there anything more beautiful than evolving your consciousness?

Is there anything more beautiful than silence in a loud world?

Is there anything more beautiful than equity and justice and belonging and love?

There's a lot of ugliness in the world. There's also a lot of beauty.

We can't ignore the ugliness. And we can't ignore the beauty either.