Kintsugi 💛
Your scars are proof that you have healed.

A truly wonderful post, thank you!
These bowls are a reminder that where someone was once broken, they are more beautiful now than they ever were.

Kintsugi is a method of repair. The value of an object is in its imperfections:
In the 15th C, according to legend, a powerful Japanese shogun, broke his favorite tea bowl and sent it away for repairs. When he received it back, the bowl was held together by unsightly metal staples. Although he could still use it, the shogun was disappointed. Still hoping to restore his beloved bowl to its former beauty, he asked a craftsman to find a more elegant solution.
The craftsman wanted to try a new technique, something that would add to the beauty of the bowl as well as repair it. So, he mended every crack in the bowl with a lacquer resin mixed with gold. When the tea bowl was returned to the shogun, there were streaks of gold running through it, telling its story, and—the warrior thought—adding to its value and beauty.