Kintsugi - Broken, then repaired

 I wrote this poem earlier today while just sitting on the couch, and that's all I have to say, really.

Kintsugi

Beautiful person, fragile, fractured and rebuilt so strong.  

Once broken beyond recognition, but not beyond repair.  

Pieces put back together with so much love and care.

Those aren't cracks in your armour, they are just scars that you wear.  

Part of your life, your heart and soul, and how you got there.

Beauty those imperfections, embraced within your flaws.  

Your transience, understanding of time and all those inner wars.

Strength in your ability to adapt and change when circumstances can shift.  

Understanding that your openness and patience really are a gift.

Resilience is your weapon, your ability to always fight.  

Never giving in to negative darkness, always searching for the positive light.

Your lacquer of gold has repaired your wounds, hidden deep inside.  

Kintsugi has led you to beauty and allowed you to reach out and shine.

How many beautiful messages the kintsugi technique conveys

I discovered this rather interesting topic and page on-line. The art of Kintsugi can convey many beautiful messages about resilience and how even though we can become damaged throughout life, it can make us more beautiful, unique and precious.

Upon reading various pages on the subject of  kintsugi, or kintsukuroi, literally golden (“kin”) and repair (“tsugi”). It has made me think of my own journey and the adversity I have faced. From an amputee point of view many of us go on to display our limbs, as a kind of badge of honour. I believe the psychology of this could be as a result of us just trying to say "Yeah I may have lost a limb, however look at how I am overcoming this situation". Of course many people suffer from hidden disabilities, this can include mental health problems. A daily struggle with one self and the world about them.

Hopefully by sharing this, once read it will bolster some people and give them a little room to reflect. What ever they have or indeed are facing, should be with the knowledge that they are unique and although they may feel broken, they can be repaired and are a one off beautiful creation. We can only really receive love and respect from others when we love and respect ourselves. Those that do try to bring us down are generally insecure about themselves.

Hope you enjoy the read., which you can find below

Kintsugi

The Japanese art of kintsugi teaches that broken objects are not something to hide but to display with pride.