In the Eye of the Beholder....

Beauty is all around us. Even when we think there is no value to something, someone can find a way to make it beautiful, useful and communicate a part of themselves through it. The object then has a history of its own - transformed in different ways and contributing to this world.

This drum became a trash can to help keep the beach clean, then someone saw it as a canvas for their art and in turn inspired me to write this blog. It is almost "paying it forward" in a way. Continuing to use what we already have and mix it with our essence to create something totally new.

Junk and unwanted items should be looked at again. Can it not be recycled in some way? Can the item be repurposed into something useful or a beautiful thing to enjoy? Or can it's parts be used again so that something else can continue to enhance life in some way? I call this a dzyn MashUp.

Taking something that is considered useless or unwanted and transforming it into something useful or beautiful or both. I enjoy taking "junk" and redesigning or reusing it to create something totally new and unexpected. The item inspires me to challenge myself and use what is already available, transforming it into something new.

Creating dzyn MashUps out of something that was once considered useless, is empowering. How about people? No one is useless. No one's life is junk. Perhaps applying these same principles to our lives could be enlightening for all of us. No positive effort is junk. Take what seems to be junk in your life, find what is beautiful and useable in it and create something that can contribute to humankind.

All of us have traits that are useful, but maybe we haven't considered combining them with what we had considered useless? Life throws us many surprises and things don't always go as planned. Plans are just that. Plans. Be open to the possibilities - be open to the MashUp in your life and in turn inspire others to do the same.