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This Week’s Reflection …
I heard a song this week called “Japanese Bowl.” It was inspired by Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. Through this process, pieces of broken pottery are joined back together with a lacquer that is mixed with gold, silver, or platinum. The result is a piece that is more unique and beautiful than the original unbroken pottery.
Hearing the words of the song while celebrating the first full day of spring made me reflect on the winding path of my life:
I’m like one of those Japanese bowls
That were made long ago
I have some cracks in me
They have been filled with gold
In my case, the precious metals filling my broken places were sourced from the love and forgiveness of my family and friends. So many times, I’ve failed or fallen short of what I should or could be. Yet, with every fractured moment in my life, there have been people to pick me up and put me back together with the silver and gold of their kindness and compassion.
Yes, I am like one of those Japanese bowls. I am flawed and broken in places, but every scar that crisscrosses my heart has been repaired with gold – in celebration of my perfectly imperfect life.
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Daniel Hopkins was taking a break from a work project on his computer when he opened LoopNet.com - a site like Zillow but for commercial property. He entered parameters for a specific type of building within a specified price range and pressed the search button. A few moments later, there appeared a striking two-story brick building at the top of the listings for available properties in the Asheville area.
“My jaw just dropped,” Daniel recalls. “I grabbed the laptop and ran downstairs to show Melanie.”