Scars and Jigsaw Pieces

Musician, poet, and novelist Leonard Cohen wrote, “Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.” What stories do our scars tell, why do we hide... [ view full abstract ]

Musician, poet, and novelist Leonard Cohen wrote, “Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.” What stories do our scars tell, why do we hide them, and what do my scars reveal about me? This is a 10 minute self-reflective talk on the nature of scars and what they reveal. Some scars are emotional, and others are physical. Sometimes our scars tell our story better than we can tell it ourselves.