Category Archives: Looks

Nov 08 0 comments
beauty, brain, Looks, mind, Yiddish Proverbs

>Many Complain of Their Looks

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Aha Moment News:
Hello everyone!  Just wanted to let you know the results of the Aha Moment project.  I didn’t make it into the top 10 so my ad will not be running in 2011.  Thank you all so much for your support and your votes. It was a lot of fun and a great opportunity to get The Napkin Dad Story out there. I appreciate you all!
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Imagine your thoughts could be seen. What would they look like in the mirror?  Would they be as pretty or ugly or boring or exciting as you see your physical self?  Would your thoughts be ‘presentable’ to others?  Do you have to put a lot of ‘makeup’ on your thoughts before you go out of the house?


It’s so much easier to put on the right clothes and other stylings to look better than you would otherwise look.  But our thoughts are really what carry us more than our looks so how do we go about making sure our thoughts are what we want them to be?  It’s no different than with your looks.  You can do one or more of these 3 things.  

  1. You can put on ‘thought makeup’. Present a better version of your thoughts to the public. Nothing wrong with that, it’s what civilization is made of.
  2. You can look at your raw thoughts, just like your raw looks, and find the value and beauty in them instead of seeing the flaws, shortcomings and insufficiencies.
  3. You can train your thoughts, just as you can train your muscles of your body, to be better than they used to be – to be stronger, more resilient, less inclined to be injured or disabled.
It might give a whole new meaning to the idea of a ‘make over’!
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Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily

Quote is a Yiddish proverb

Feb 18 0 comments
Anonymous, beauty, grace, Looks

>Beauty Without

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Beauty

I am not one who believes outer beauty doesn’t matter. I think if have an outside, then it matters. BUT it will NOT matter if the inside doesn’t match up or surpass the outside. For male or female, all the natural good looks, all the makeup and bronzer and days at the gym will not compensate for a lack of grace.

Grace to me is the one word explanation of inner character when relating to other people. It means you assume the best of people, you give them the benefit of the doubt, you have sincere interest in them and look for ways to help and care for them. You don’t take things too personally, even if it is meant that way. You can laugh at yourself and do that more than you laugh at others.

For beauty to be complete it needs to reside in both the inside and outside. I am not talking about a stereotyped outside beauty, I am talking about a unique and individual beauty, whether it is in the shape of a newborn or an wise elder. Neither am I talking about a cliche inner beauty. Inside there is even more room for uniqueness and individuality to bring forth beauty that no one else possesses.

That combination brings about the beauty that captivates.


Feb 18 0 comments
Art, Bill Cosby, character, failure, Looks, Marty Coleman, opinion

>The Key To Failure

>napkin_01-31-03 - Trying to Please

This napkin obviously had something spill on it at the old lunch table. It says ‘The key to failure is trying to please everybody’.

It seems this is a recurring lesson I must learn again and again every couple years or so. As any practicing artist will tell you, it has to be ok in your mind that some, maybe most, people will not like your work or else you will self-destruct in feelings of failure.

Same is true about one’s personality, character, voice, looks, opinions, and emotions. Not everyone will like you is the bottom line. How do you deal with that?


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