Noticing beauty

A theme building on this site is the power of Beauty.

Today, a contribution from Kay Scorah, which has me musing on beauty and how it links with the power of noticing.

“First, let me be still and find the beauty that lies within me.

Then, be open, and let me take the time to really see you, and see the beauty that is within you.

From this beautiful place, let us look at the world together; at everyone and everything in it.

And let us co-create something beautiful.”

~ Kay Scorah

Through our mutual connection to the Modern Elder Academy, as two members of the “beta” of this amazing programme and facility both based in London, we met up earlier this summer.

This past week we met again, as I had invited Kay to join Alan Moore and I and a group of other experienced facilitators, designers, “masters craftspersons” for a few days in November.

Kay shared how she is known for being a “noticer”, a lovely turn of phrase. She then, in accepting the invitation, shared some thoughts around being drawn to beauty. I was literally stunned by the beauty of her words and so could not capture them.

I then messaged her afterwards and she shared them, now shared with you above 🙏🏻

Given the overarching theme of my writing being #OpenLeadership, what does beatuy, what does noticing mean for leadership and business?