The Japanese art of kintsugi teaches that broken objects are not something to hide, but to display with pride. 

Although, I do not mend items using the traditional kintsugi method, I am going to learn the art, as it is something I would like to offer here down the track. For now, I use my other established methods to mend items. I will always be working to improve my services.

 

Items that have been broken and are sentimental do not have to be thrown out and are most of time able to be mended. By mending broken items, it gives me the chance to use art as therapy and is part of what helps my healing process through difficult and painful times. It is such a personal process to go through. At the end of my journey for each piece, there is myself and the item that have been broken, and put back together with love, care, gentleness, time, and often a lot of patience!

 

I also feel that there is just too much unnecessary waste. We have become a throw away society, and I don't agree it was and is a good way forward. It needs to be turned around.

 

When it is reunited with the owner, they can be comforted that their piece has been in good hands and the best job has been done to once again display their item with pride.

 

Both myself and the item should not be hidden but displayed with its perfect flaws. 

 

You are quite observant which is a great quality to have. Being the insightful/deep person I am is really hard @myboy. It is also very very lonely. I feel very misunderstood a lot of the time. I crave conversation and company, I really do. I just don't think people like my company too much because I am so different. It doesnt always get responded too well. It is so rare for me to find someone I can actually talk to and that wants to talk to me, Let me be me. If I do find someone like that, I tend to latch on because its so hard to find for me. 

The other very true fact is my heart is very very big. Too big @Anastasia  and yes I am a giver. Its taken me a very long time to learn that I must also guard my heart because not everyone has any interest in looking after it. I am very picky now of who gets my heart. I am very vareful about what I am giving and when I am giving it. I am learning boundaries and learning to say no. I have to do these things. My giving was way overboard and sometimes even innapropriate. I'm learning to start also giving too myself. There is such a thing as unhealthy giving. (Giving way too much) Giving and giving again when youve been burnt so many times by one person, knowing they are going to do it again. Its a big learning curve for me. 

I will be definitely hsarring them here @Anastasia  

 

Much love to you.   xxxx