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kintsugi

kin-TSOO-geeJapanese

Golden repair; mending with gold

Honoring brokenness; scars as beautiful

Personal definition

Etymology

Japanese 'kin' (gold) + 'tsugi' (join)

Why it matters

Wabi-sabi actualized; redemption making breaks beautiful

Tags

repair · beauty · brokenness

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Source · Eastern