Kintsugi by Céline Santini

Author:Céline Santini
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 2019-06-05T00:12:52+00:00

backup plan. In a second, I made the decision to get a divorce when the truth was unveiled. In four hours, just after my mother committed suicide, I shut down the company I had owned for ten years. I regret none of these decisions, but the least one can say is that patience is not one of my strengths!

And yet, when I first discovered kintsugi, it was love at first sight, immediate and unconditional. I had the impression of having finally found my Ikigai, my reason for being. And that, in spite of requiring much effort, concentration, attention to detail, and patience, it was worth it. Initially all that interested me was the final result—the object covered in gold. But soon I discovered all the necessary stages. And to my great surprise, I started to enjoy experiencing every one of them. Even waiting out the time for drying, I eventually learned to let go. Many times I even had to start the whole process over again as a result of a hurried gesture or heavy application with the brush, or when the entire puzzle of pieces broke again at the very moment when I was ready to let it finally dry!

The spirit of kintsugi is becoming a part of me. Waiting is no longer so painful. I am learning to let a decision mature by taking my time to appreciate the path. Incidentally, my oldest daughter is very contemplative and is not always as fast and as efficient as I would like her to be . . . Just like a kintsugi master (and aren’t our children our masters?), she has taught me to slow down, reminding me every day that slowness isn’t a fault.

You too should take the time to turn a page. Savor the wait, appreciate slowness, and enjoy every passing second that brings you closer to your cure: It’s time to let time do its work.

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