If Life is one trauma after another, how do we heal? As a species we are very resilient, always adapting to a changing environment. We can see this when we take a long view, but when we are in it, we can easily feel overwhelmed. The truth is that everyone has a sack of rocks. Sometimes, we carry our sack of wounds and worries alone, sometimes we have someone to help us carry it, sometimes we just leave it by the side of the road so that we can use both hands for wiping our tears. Most of the time, we ultimately carry on.

 

How do you do it? Resilience. Kintsugi is a Japanese art form of repairing pottery with gold. The pottery is made functional again, and the cracks and breaks are highly visible, shining with the gold that seals them.  Kintsugi (金継ぎ, “golden joinery”) is also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い, “golden repair”). What keeps you going? What helps you move through the pain and disappointments of life? What is your metaphor for resilience?