Broken Beauty | Golden Effort | Strength from Struggle ======================================= Let's "break" down the significance of this fact. The key word here is "repair" and what they are repairing it with is "gold".

By not replacing the space in between with the original material is significant, since they are filling the empty space with something much more valuable and beautiful.

We all have struggles and from time to time, we suffer pain on many levels. Some are stress fractures, some are scratches and some are deep wounds.

But if those spaces are left ignored and not repaired... eventually it will fall apart and be tossed to the way side.

Decide.

What do you want your life to be filled with? A trail of broken pieces? or of beautiful effort?

I'm very old fashioned living in a new age world. I come from a time where if something of sentimental valuable that you had was broken... then you do your best to fix it or repurpose it. I guess that where my stubbornness comes from.

If you are my friend... or close family member... I can guarantee you this.

There will come a time where I might let you down, I might disappoint you, and I make mistakes. Not because I'm human... but because I am flawed and imperfect.

But know this... I will always try to do right by you and to repair it with "gold".

If I didn't know any better... I will learn how to be better. If I already knew better and didn't make a good decision... I will accept responsibility.

The beauty and structure disappears once the effort stops.

Effort IS gold.

Take the time to see the value of the people around you today. Some bearing gold "just for you" and some carry it around to "get something from you".

Everyone's form effort is different and recognizing which is which becomes the appreciation that we all have once we discover the "beautiful sentiment" behind it.

I'm rooting for you.

Keep trying... fill in those cracks with gold... and tell me all about it.