I am a repaired pot…..

I am a cracked pot………………… (Not a crack-pot)!

Still human - but like this pot, I have been repaired many times.

What human am I? I am a wife, mother, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, niece, cousin, friend.

What am I not….. I am not a daughter, an auntie, a sister, a good enough friend, a good enough human.

It would be easy to focus on at what I am not rather than acknowledge what I am.

Not being a daughter, being a sister, being a mother of a daughter, a best friend, all of this shows the breaks of the pot.

But somehow I repaired.

I can see the repairs.  The cracks that have been glued.  Am I still a viable pot - now one with flaws and scars and repair joins?

To let go of the things I am not, requires me to acknowledge what I am and that is also a counsellor.

You see, I am not perfect or unflawed, I have my scars and the stories too.  I have my repairs.

This is just the big stuff.  What about the small stuff, the chips, knocks, scuffs?  They’re all there in that pot.  The relationship breakdowns, the disappointments, loss, the realisation that things have ended.

But maybe I can help you with your repair.  You will look and feel different but you will still have value.

So I will continue to use my repaired pot, with all it’s flaws because it still works and has something to offer and it is a wonderful reminder not to throw something away because it’s not perfect……. Or not what it once was.

And I will keep breaking and repairing and not lose the sense that I could still be the perfect pot for someone like you.

If you would like help, contact me so that we can start the repairs.