Introducing Kintsugi! As women, as black women, we are sometimes considered Strong Black Women; this carries a lot of weight. A lot of times, the weight that we carry isn’t just from food. We have been broken in so many different ways but we find ways to pick ourselves up and hide the tears. Whether it be talking to a therapist, removing self from situations, or loving on ourselves more. So in these last hours of 2023, we mend ourselves and change our mindset, choose happy and celebrate the lessons we’ve learned and our next journey.Kintsugi, which roughly translates to “golden joinery,” is the Japanese philosophy that the value of an object is not in its beauty, but in its imperfections, and that these imperfections are something to celebrate, not hide. In Japan, there is a traditional repair method known as kintsugi, where broken pieces of pottery are stuck back together with a Japanese lacquer (urushi), the joints are painted and decorated with gold or silver powder, and the pottery continues to be used.Kintsugi teaches us that in life we can turn adversity into something that is beautiful and resilient. Kintsugi shows us that in time, we can heal from our wounds, embrace our imperfections, and become stronger. Kintsugi reminds us that no matter our difficulties, we can find a way to reframe and find meaning in life.