The Beauty in the Boring

I add document the moments to my to do list. What moments I wonder…

All the moments seem excessive. I envision a YouTuber attempting to capitalise on every interaction.

Only the beautiful moments then? The ironic thing about beauty is that it can easily lack emotion if the sole focus is beauty. We often mistake perfection for beauty, and perfection is hard to connect with.

Ok then, the interesting moments? What if nothing interesting happens, or at least nothing I find interesting? Do I wait till I go on a holiday again, or do I go looking for excitement, even though I have no desire to leave my home? The most interesting moments are usually interactions, but dragging someone else into my visual monologue feels rude on a Sunday.

So now I’m left with the boring moments. Strangely the boring moments are something I’m willing to work with. What if I could find the beauty in the boring, and capture those moments? Like the sun on my face in the morning or the way the coffee mixes with the milk (aka every morning routine ever).

What if by capturing the beauty in the boring those moments become interesting?

I believe there is a real art to finding the beauty in the boring, being able to recognise and capture the moment that invoke emotion or calm, relatability and simplicity.

I so easily judge the imperfections in my images…I’m not smiling enough, my skin looks dry, I can see the power outlet.

Are we so eager to only consume perfect content, or are we simply looking for a beautiful image we can relate to?

They say scrolling is a form of numbing. I believe it is due to the desire to feel. To distract from whatever we’re feeling in that moment and to search for something… an image or a video that allows us to relax, or laugh or dream. We don’t really want to numb, we just want to feel something different.

Am I then doing a disservice by not capturing the imperfections of reality? I think so. But this is a hard pill to swallow and an even harder truth to accept.

The desire to be as perfect as the “bingeworthy” content, is overwhelming at times.

Especially when I forget that beauty does not mean perfect.

Therefore, today I will document the moments. I’ll seek to recognise the beauty in the boring and be ok with it being almost good enough.

Journal prompts for if you are feeling uninspired:

• What are you telling yourself?

• If you could do anything right now, what would it be?

• What is it about that, that excites, inspires or interests you?

• How can you allow yourself to experience that today?