![]() ![]() Michele Harper, The Beauty in BreakingĪ young Black man lies dying from a gunshot wound, crying for his mother: The crushing blow of losing an infant makes way for healing.Īfter all, only an empty vessel can be filled by grace. Harper offers us multiple opportunities to experience redemption as she reflects on the people in her care. Unlike the war zone that was my childhood, I would be in control of that space, providing relief or at least a reprieve to those who called out for help … That would be my offering to the world, to myself. That experience led her to the decision that ER medicine would be her life’s work. In her memoir The Beauty in Breaking, emergency medicine doctor Michele Harper draws on her experiences with patients to slowly address and heal the deeply-seated emotional pain of her traumatic childhood, chaos that landed her in an ER waiting room as a young teen.Īll of us had converged in these hallowed halls for a chance to heal our wounds, to offer up our hurt and our pain to be eased. In life, too, even greater brilliance can be found after the mending. The previously broken object is considered more beautiful for its imperfections. ![]() ![]() The choice to highlight the breaks with precious metals not only acknowledges them, but also pays tribute to the vessel that has been torn apart by the mutability of life. In practicing the Japanese art of Kintsukoroi, one repairs broken pottery by filling in the cracks with gold, silver, or platinum. ![]()
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