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Serendipity Sunday: Shibumi or Effortless Perfection

By Ron and Alexandra Seigel

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January 24, 2021 03:00 AM

Shibumi is Japanese word: A term from the Edo period in Japan referring to places, persons, or things of effortless perfection.

Anything that is Shibumi is noble and fulfilling in a manner that is not shaped exclusively by analytical thought. Simply put, a state of great refinement underlying commonplace appearances.

We were discussing the concept at breakfast this Saturday, while picnicking at Sunny Fields Park in Solvang. Shibumi is a personal assessment.

Pictured above is small grove of birch trees in a section with picnic tables. The white of their trunks lit up a semi-cloudy day.

With the week long warm spring/ summer like weather, we have recently experienced, our roses have begun to form their first leaves. Another shibumi moment is here. And we loved the shadows they cast on the wall.

Happy Sunday, and we wish everyone a great week ahead!

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

James Dray Rain is coming in 27 minutes as my phone announced here. A

Jan 25, 2021 06:14 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Endre Barath, Jr. I see it everywhere, in people, in nature, etcetera. Efforting brings about more efforting which usually creates a monster of sorts...And you have a different point of view, and I have no problem with it, and would not want to convince you otherwise. A

Jan 25, 2021 06:17 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP Thank you for your comment. We have not made it to Japan yet. We look forward to seeing the Kyoto gardens, and bonsai displays. Ron studied with the Bonsai master in Los Angeles, he loved the time he spent with him. A

Jan 25, 2021 06:19 AM

Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP

Ron and Alexandra Seigel - I have been to Kyoto Gardens. It's worth the trip to experience it in person. You'll love it! As a special treat, she booked a hotel for the night and we both wore our own Kimono from the hotel and had dinner with her friends. Putting it on correctly required a lot of patience and I needed help. I'll never forget it! I hope we can all get to travel again very soon!

It would be interesting to study "with the Bonsai master." It's an art and requires a lot of patience. I'm sure Ron would master the techniques faster than I could!

Jan 25, 2021 06:31 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kathy Streib I know you will take pictures, and I look forward to seeing them. Seeing beauty in the ordinary, and that which we take for granted. A

Jan 25, 2021 06:20 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS Shibumi is part of Zen Buddhism, something we have delved into and loved. A

Jan 25, 2021 06:21 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Myrl Jeffcoat great thought on cave! And then that brings to mind the cave paintings and drawing communications...A

Jan 25, 2021 06:22 AM

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Alexandra and Ron - long ago, I was introduced in school to the Japanese concept of shibui but I don't recall shibumi. Thank you for the info and the enlightenment.

Jan 25, 2021 07:51 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Michael Jacobs I love the concept of shibui, it goes right along with shibumi, they are related, Shibui, shibumi, or shibusa are Japanese words which refer to a particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty. Like other Japanese aesthetics terms, such as iki and wabi-sabi, shibui can apply to a wide variety of subjects, not just art or fashion. Wiki. A

Jan 25, 2021 03:58 PM

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Endre Barath, Jr.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA

Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Alexandra I believe that is why we are good friends we can respect each others point of views even if we are not on the same page, Endre

Jan 25, 2021 11:33 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Jan 30, 2021 05:59 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Ray Henson

eXp Realty of California, Inc. (lic. #01878277) - Elk Grove, CA

Realtor

Our favorite bike race was in Solvang, the Gourmet Century. My wife new the only way to get me in a bike race was to have gourmet attached to it. We did not practice Shibumi, though. It was anything, but effortless!

Jan 31, 2021 06:15 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Chris Ann Cleland

Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA

Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I have experienced these perfect moments in the ordinary around me. Now I have a name for them.

Jan 31, 2021 09:42 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Dorie Dillard Austin TX

Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX

NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good evening Ron and Alexandra Seigel ,

So glad that Kathy Streib featured your post in her "Ah-ha" molments for the week as I missed it. I've never heard that term, "shibumi" before and appreciate the enlightenment!

Jan 31, 2021 05:01 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Ron and Alexandra:

I'd say that shibumi is an apt word for those beautiful birch trees. I loved seeing the white birch (there is a gray variety too) all over New England, especially mixed in with all the pine trees. So nice to also have them here although there are less common.

Jeff

Jan 31, 2021 05:02 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Raymond Henson, SRES, GRI Solvang is.a beautiful place to visit. We had a client from Las Vegas who also did that bike run. A

Feb 03, 2021 09:47 AM

Ray Henson

Elk Grove, CA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Chris Ann Cleland the ordinary in my mind sometimes outshines the extraordinary. Happy Wednesday (catching up on comments for me). A

Feb 03, 2021 09:48 AM

Chris Ann Cleland

Gainesville, VA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR I love learning new words in other languages, sometimes the sound of the word makes it more profound to me. A

Feb 03, 2021 09:49 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Jeff,

My grandparents who emigrated from Russia with their infant boy (my father) felt that a Russian home should always have birch trees. They illuminated the dark day during the winter in Russia...A

Feb 03, 2021 09:51 AM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I was not familiar with this term....and yet I've seen so many examples of it many times over.

Feb 03, 2021 01:14 PM