FAULT LINES

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery using lacquer and gold. Rather than being thrown away, the pieces are reassembled with no attempt to hide the damage, instead emphasising and illuminating the “scars.”

Reading about this technique this week, I was struck by the poignancy of this visual metaphor for healing. More than ever, we have all been learning to live on fault lines and embracing our flaws seems like an honest way to move forward. Lots of things shattered in my life this year, but I am loving the way things are being put back together. Perhaps you’ve had that experience too?

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One quote…

In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experience that shaped you.

Andrea Dykstra

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One question…

What has been broken this year? How can things be put back together in a beautiful way?

Sent with love and new year wishes.

Melissa x