Unfortunately, Gentle Reader, I have no specific topic in mind, but since we're here to celebrate elegance, let's reconnoiter. We cannot make strides toward world domination if we don't take pause to review what, specifically, we're here to do.
Elegant Musings Mission Statement: to enhance our lives with lovely and loving people, places, and things. To ignore and/or mock those who refuse to measure up to our high standards. To dress appropriately for every occasion and to use the proper fork. To display good will for all except those who don't deserve it (which includes but is not limited to bigots, hate-mongers, narcissists, oblivions, and your basic run-of-the-mill idiots).
Requirements for Acceptance: a good sense of humor and a desire to make the world a kinder, more compassionate and spiffier place.
Things We Won't Tolerate: whiners, loud-mouths, stinkpots, cat-haters, know-it-alls, and lactose.
Things We Will Tolerate: humor, irony, spiritual exploration, art, five-dollar words, and bottles of red wine.
How You Can Help: laugh at this blog when appropriate, share this blog if you'd like, and take this and any other advice-offering forum with a grain of salt. Only you know what's best for you. Don't give me that, of course you do - turn off the TV, sit in silence for a minute (or day...or week...) and try to figure yourself out, for crying out loud.
Any Other Business?: why, yes, thanks for asking. The only way we can make the world a more elegant place is by doing the best job we can while on this plane. No fighting, demonstrating, petition-signing is going to do it. Pick a couple of causes that resonate with you (in addition to this one), and contribute what you can peacefully.
Turn off all gadgets while at the dinner table.
Eat good food. Real food. Fresh food.
Shop locally if you can, and do visit second-hand and thrift stores often.
Limit the amount of stuff in your home.
Clean your home, for Heavens' sake.
Adopt as many cats and dogs as you can.
Limit your attention to Western medicine; seek alternatives when you're ill (if you're gravely ill, see a doctor, though - don't be stupid).
Get together with friends on a regular basis.
I could go on, but I've got Pineapple Pork (yes, local and organic, Wise Guy) in the crock pot and I must take my leave of you, dear hearts, in order to check on it. If I haven't told you before, let me tell you now: I appreciate you so much for reading my little scribblings, and although we may not change the world, it's nice to know I'm in good company in our efforts.
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