Kintsugi, I'm crushing on this word

Words have always been my safe sanctuary and one of the best things about reading is discovering and succumbing to the charm of new words. Kintsugi is one such find and I'm floored. 

Some of you might be already familiar with this stunning word, but for those unversed, Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold. It's about not hiding the imperfections, but giving them a new meaning and flaunting them still. The profoundly philosophical word mirrors life and how - aren't we all a little broken but beautiful! 

Fit in or sit out. Be ashamed of your scars. Put on a show for the world. Wear your veneer of strength ... how often have we yielded to such thoughts? The answers are not far. We want a life of roses and rainbows, but without the thorns and rain. How lame. Kintsugi reminds us that beauty births from pain. 

The cracks in us need to show and how to fill them gracefully is what we need to know. We all shatter but can build back better. Just like the piece of pottery which reincarnates, you and I too should have have no sell-by dates. 

When age brings wrinkles, fill the creases with smiles and some twinkles, the Kintsugi style. Let's all be falwsome!   

What's your favourite word and why? I'm all ears...