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The ancient Japanese art of kintsugi — which repairs broken ceramics with gold to make them stronger and more beautiful — has become a powerful metaphor for self-development. Translating literally as “golden joinery”, this beautiful concept from is now considered an important art form, but also one that teaches us to embrace the beauty in our imperfections. Repair after adversity is like therapy. “Dating back to the 1400s, it was thought to be the invention of Japanese shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who charged his craftsmen with finding a more thoughtful, aesthetically pleasing way of fixing a broken tea bowl, rather than the traditional method of using ugly metal staples. Using precious metals… (drew) attention to, rather than away from, the breaks, which in turn had the effect of making the break the most important part of the piece itself.” - ref.