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Podcast: The Life Stylist
Episode: 159. Wabi Sabi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Perfectly Imperfect Living with Candice Kumai
Description: In Japanese culture, if an object of value breaks, there is an art form that involves putting it back together with lacquer and golden powder – Kintsugi, or the art of golden repair.The repaired object is then considered more beautiful than it was before; a recognition that the imperfections and differences are part of our story, and part of what makes us attractive.There is another Japanese art called wabi-sabi, which is essentially the aesthetic philosophy that things can be perfectly imperfect.As someone who wrecked his li...