Nov 17, 2021

5 min read

Wabi-sabi Acceptance and Love for the Imperfect Body

Learning to feel valuable in all my imperfections

My family always tried to make me feel beautiful.

Actually no, they tried to make me feel valuable.

There is a concept in Japan on aesthetics, a term that reads as “wabi-sabi” — to appreciate beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and…

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Born in Dallas, raised in New York and Tokyo. I care about helping others learn to live a better, healthier life. My site: www.kakikata.space 🌱

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