The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin
Thereโs something so magical about picking up a random book from your shelf and having it turn out to be exactly what you need in that moment. The Healing Season of Pottery truly lives up to its name. Itโs a tender and comforting read, like a warm hug after a long day ๐ค
โ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผโ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐. ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐.โ
Sometimes, when life gets too tough, it becomes difficult to see the silver lining. This book gently reminds us to be kinder to ourselves, to leave room for mistakes and growth, and to stay open to change. To allow ourselves to pause, rest, and simply exist without feeling guilty for it. And maybe, with enough time and patience, weโll learn to welcome a new day with a lighter heart and a softer smile.
โ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น, ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒโ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ. ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐? ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐? ๐ก๐ผ๐, ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒโ๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐น-๐๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.โ
What I loved most about this book is how gentle it feels. It doesnโt try to offer grand solutions to lifeโs struggles. Instead, it shows how healing often happens slowly, in ordinary moments, and in accepting and loving all versions of yourself. It feels like learning to hold yourself with a little more compassion and finding the courage to keep moving forward, one small step at a time โก
Burnt out by her newswriting job, Jungmin abruptly quits; sheโs worked tirelessly for years and she needs to make a change.
Now, after months of hibernation, itโs time to put her life back together. Venturing out into the streets near Seoul, she stumbles upon the Soyo pottery workshop. Drawn in by its light and warmth, and the smell of clay and coffee, Jungmin feels something unfurl within herโฆ
Here, everyone has a story to share, and as the seasons change, Jungmin returns to herself. Pot by pot, plate by plate, Jungmin discovers that as her hands become busier, her mind becomes calmer, and her heart opens up like never before.
From a rising talent, this is an uplifting story of new friends and old practices, of finding community, and of what happens when you finally slow down in this fast-paced world.