Will's Red Coat

by Tom Ryan

But with introversion, there’s only one step. You recognize yourself. What follows is peace and empowerment. You no longer have to try to fit in. You finally understand your social anxiety, and why you are allergic to shallow conversation. But I warn you, don’t get me started on anything I’m passionate about,

kintsukuroi means “to repair with gold.” It is the art of mending broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more valuable for having been broken.

that we’re not looking for the meaning of life but for the experience of being alive.

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment,

and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.