MELANIE CURRY tries to eat right, exercise and take her vitamins, but keeps getting distracted by questions like What is Beauty? and Why are there always so many dishes to wash? She spends an ordinary amount of time in public restrooms, and way too much time thinking.

Bottoms Up!

Looking and seeing are not the same thing.

Most of the time, we scan what's in front of us quickly and our experience and memories shape what we see into meanings that fit the circumstances. But what happens when we're wrong? What happens when we misread a sign, misinterpret a message, miss a signal?

Do you really see what you look at?

Do you really look at what you see?

Are you really seen when others look at you?

Lux Mundi: Our mistakes will always eventually come to light.

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