Stressed? Repair yourself with Gold!
November 3rd was National Stress Awareness Day - so I have been discussing Stress in my Thrive Workshops...
It's a huge topic.
One recurrent theme is feeling stressed that we have a flaw, or we perceive we have failed.
I find it helpful to think about this plate: it's broken, it's flawed, but that's OK...
...because is has been repaired with Gold.
Instead of hiding the flaw, it is celebrated.
Instead of getting stressed about the broken plate & chucking it away - it has been repaired.
Accepting - and even celebrating our flaws, can be a really helpful way to minmise stress.
This plate is an example of the Japanese art of Kintsugi.
The philosophy behind this is one of embracing flaws and accepting the ever-changing nature of life.
In a nutshell -
None of us is perfect. And that is OK.
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And I’ll leave you with a wonderful quote about gold;
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”
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