Like Kintsugi—the Japanese method of repairing pottery using gold, silver, or platinum to fill in the cracks—this doesn’t hide our brokenness but makes it beautiful. -- from Fr Richard's Daily Meditation, December 11, 2023
Morphic resonance! Or I am reminded of that...reminded by the gift to me nearly 50 years ago that I need to find the sliver of gold in any less-than-wonderful appearing in my life. Until yesterday, I had never heard of Kintsugi...but, oh my, I do love it.
Repairing pottery is my new metaphor for upgrading attitude. Using gold, both pottery and attitude love the brokenness...show, don't hide. It is our attempts to hide the damage that cedes power there.
I'm guessing that Kintsugi is the material way of life for the Japanese potter...upgrading our attitude is the spiritual way of life for us.
We need to remember that whether we are repairing pottery or upgrading attitude, we must make way for a Power greater than self...God, in a word...to form the beautiful for us.
Thank you.
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