Serendipity Sunday: Shibumi or Effortless Perfection

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

Jan 25, 2021 06:14 AM #36
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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 #37
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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 #38
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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 #39
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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 #40
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Myrl Jeffcoat great thought on cave!  And then that brings to mind the cave paintings and drawing communications...A

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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 #42
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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

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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

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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!

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

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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!

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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Sharon Tara I love finding these types of manifestations simply beautiful, stuff others would ignore.  A

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