To live well is not to heal the origin-rip-. It is to learn to live in the hyphen .
But here is the brutal truth: the origin-rip- cannot be sewn shut. Origin-Rip-
The broken places are the permeable places. They are where the outside gets in. They are where the inside leaks out. Without the rip, you would be a sealed vessel—perfect, sterile, and utterly incapable of being touched. To live well is not to heal the origin-rip-
They say that death is the ultimate rip—the soul tearing free of the body. But I wonder. you would be a sealed vessel—perfect
Own your rip. It is the only original thing about you. — You were not broken. You were opened. And whatever comes through the opening is yours to name.