imperfect beauty. new bright light.

“if you can find a way to live in the cracks, you can thrive anywhere.” (james s.a. corey)

just as cracks appear in the ceiling at villa magnolia,
we all have cracks that show up in our lives.
some plainly visible,
some skillfully concealed.

“there is a crack in everything. that’s how the light gets in.” (leonard cohen)

sure, those cracks let the proverbial light in,
and allow us to adjust and see things in new ways.
they even give us what we call character,
born from wisdom and experience.
and that can be a beautiful, courageous sight.

but sometimes the cracks just cry out to be filled in.
to be nurtured and remedied.
to be made right.
and that process can be achingly difficult.

because sometimes it means diving deep,
getting to the root of the break itself.
and we are afraid.
we know it will hurt.
so we avoid the pain, we don’t go there.
we don’t venture out of our somewhat-marred-but-familiar existence.
we bear our scars, at times quite proudly,
but we don’t make any attempt to feel better inside.

then again, that may not be the perfect solution either.
perhaps filling in the cracks simply erases a part of who we are,
an important part that should not be disregarded.
perhaps the cracks can never be fully covered up,
and shouldn’t be.

perhaps instead, the old should be augmented with the new.
mixed up, combined, assimilated, blended.
integrated, one to the other, an eclectic consolidation.
the yet-to-be-discovered added to the tried-and-true
in unique, untrodden directions.
allowing the hairline cracks to settle and retain their authenticity,
while attempting to restore only the deepest and widest crevices.

perhaps we should pay attention to those desires
that continue to call to us.
the cracks that cannot and should not be ignored.
the obvious path to our hidden and long-forgotten dreams.

open your eyes, your minds, your hearts.
conjure up what it is that makes you feel alive and go after it.
with all of the energy and enthusiasm and excitement you can muster.

don’t ignore the cracks,
don’t settle for the cracks,
don’t simply fill in the cracks.
add to the imperfect beauty of the past
with new bright light signifying the future.

“when the japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. they believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.” (barbara bloom)

as most of you reading this know,
i’ve been on an interesting journey over the past year.
a journey that has taken me
to both soaring heights and bewildering depths.
culminating, overall, in an experience i will never forget.
and i will certainly never regret.
it’s allowed me to know myself,
in every sense imaginable.
to seek and live my purpose.

and for what other reason are we alive on this earth?
fill the cracks with gold.
 
 
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