Broken

The word broken comes with a lot of negativity, but I don't really see it that way.

If you think about it, when something breaks & then is put back together, it is different than it was before it was broken & it will never go back to being perfect. It will never go back to how it was before. It is forever changed.

Broken things have character & a little bit of charm to them. They stand out & they don't "fit the mold" anymore. They are unique from the second they break.

People are the same way... there are a lot of stigmas & negative connotations surrounding people who appear to be "broken". But if you think about it, everyone is broken in some way. No one can really escape it. People may pretend to be perfect & unblemished, but everyone is broken in some way.

That is the beauty of humanity... it makes us all different. Our broken pieces make us all unique and one of a kind. There is literally no one else on earth just like you or me.

Since this is the case, why are we all so scared of being broken & showing other people our broken pieces. Why is there so much shame surrounding this? Why do we look for how other people are broken, so we can feel better about ourselves? Why do we compare our broken selves & put others down who we perceive to be more broken than us? Why do we try to hide who we really are?

I personally feel that the more broken we are, the more valuable we become. With every break we learn something. We experience something so hard, that it breaks us, and we come out of it a little wiser on the other side.

I feel that these cracks and breaks aren't flaws, but they are a way for the light & love of God to shine through us. A way for us to be able to touch other people's lives & help make them better. With each break we gain understanding, compassion, empathy, love, ect.

This life has never been about who can make it back to our Heavenly Father unchanged and perfect. Although our ultimate goal is to make it back to him as perfect as we can be, I feel that the only path to perfection is through these experiences that will break us, change us, and mold us into what our Heavenly Father knows we can become. The path to perfection is meant to break us.


So if you are feeling broken & your self worth is suffering because of this.... just know that you are amazing & beautiful. You are completely unique & there is no one in this world that could ever be just like you.

If you are feeling shame because you don't "fit the mold" just know that we were created to break the mold & come out a better version of ourselves. You can't "break the mold" without a few cracks.

- Jess