Kintsugi. The art of repairing broken things with gold. When a bowl or vase breaks in Japan, they don’t throw it away — they repair it. But instead of hiding the cracks, they fill them with gold. And the piece becomes more beautiful than it was before. Kintsugi is a metaphor for life. You will break. You will fail. You will be hurt. But that doesn’t make you worthless. It makes you real. And when you repair yourself — when you put the pieces back together — those cracks become part of your story. They are not something to hide; they are something to honour. Because the strongest people aren’t the ones who never broke. They’re the ones who broke, rebuilt themselves, and carried that gold with them. So if you’re going through something hard right now, remember this: You are not damaged — you are being transformed. And the version of you that comes out the other side will be stronger, wiser, and more beautiful than before. Don’t hide your scars. Let them shine.