Broken Pieces

I was very fortunate to take a birthday trip to Florida last week. As I was walking the beach my last morning there, I saw a lady collecting shells. I asked her if she'd found anything interesting. She said she had. She takes interesting broken shells and make them into wreaths. She said they're broken, but still useful for making great looking things. I said "Just like people". As I walked on I realized how true that is. All of us are broken in one way or another. There's only been 1 perfect person in the history of humankind. However, being broken doesn't mean we're useless. Far from it. We can each do amazing things that are life altering for ourselves and others if we allow ourselves to be used.