A Little Grace

“The commitment of giving your best at all times, in all city and under all conditions, can enable you to find value in, and lend values to, every experience” John Templeton

Wabi-sabi is a concept that motions us to constantly search for the beauty in imperfection and accept the more natural cycle of life. It reminds us that all things including us and life itself, are impermanent, incomplete, and imperfect. Perfection, then, is impossible and impermanence is the only way.

“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn." Hal Borland

That person has lost their children: you too, can lose yours; that person received sentence of death: your innocence too, stands under the hammer. This is the fallacy that takes us in and makes us weak while we suffer misfortunes that we never foresaw that we could suffer. The person who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.

- Seneca, Consolation to Marcia

You are worthy. You are someone. You are the only version of “you” to ever exist in the universe. You are great. You are special.

“Look around you. Everything changes. everything on this earth is in a continuous state of evolving, refining, improving, adapting, enhancing, and changing. You were not put on this earth to remain stagnant.” Dr. Steve Mataboli

Kintsugi reveals how to heal and shows you that you are better with your golden cracks! Happy New Year!

This story was written by Charles Dickens many years ago. It tells the tale of a mean-spirited old who is visited by the ghost of his dead partner, Jacob Marley. Marley informs Scrooge that the spirits of Christmas past, present and future will visit him and show him is current fate. In the end Scrooge realizes the errors of his ways, and is overwhelmed by the chance he has to redeem himself and so he changed into a better man.

As you prepare for another week remember to be confident in your abilities! You can do it!