Sunday 20 May 2018

Embrace the Wounds & Scars

All of us at one stage of our life will be "broken" and tested to the extremes that it can give us wounds or "scars" that can be temporary or permanent.

Instead of "masking" those wounds or scars, why not try to embrace it with an open mind and a new thought?

The Japanese believe in repairing broken things with gold - embracing the flaws and acknowledging it in a beautiful way. They call this Kintsugi or Kintsukuroi. You could have seen many potteries being adorned with gold lines, in order to repair it or give new meaning to it. Why don't we do the same too to our life?

Acknowledge all those hurts and broken times. Be prepared to face it, with "gold". There will be lessons we could have learnt from it that will make us stronger and wiser.
In other words, embrace the wounds and "scars", not hide it!

Read & Reflect: Embrace the wounds and scars, Esther Neela Blog