Finding Phi in Life

When I was in college, I tried to figure out why we perceived beauty in so many of the ojects around us. What created or defined that beauty? Why did we see beauty in a path that curved through the woods but not a road in a city? Since then, I've come to believe that part of our perception of beauty lies in our recognition of phi, the golden ratio. Read more about phi here.

In this blog, I challenge myself to find phi in everyday life (note to scientists and other literal-minded individuals: this is an analogy!). What is the phi of living? Where is the beauty in our everyday existence? I believe it's all around us waiting to be recognized and discovered. Sometimes it's a flower or another visual scene: sometimes it exists within an exchange with a stranger or the touch of a child's hand. There are enough people pointing out what's wrong with this world. My task for myself is to point out what's right with it. I invite you to join me, to share your phi findings with me.