"Ripio" is a Spanish word which means construction debris or rubble; the leftovers, the extra broken bits that are not of use. Sometimes I think that we consider parts of ourselves to be ripio. Feelings we'd rather not have, thoughts that aren't useful, that birhtmark we try to hide; parts of ourselves that we just find a bit rubbish. I believe these are the bits that we have the power to absorb into our broken selves, to embrace and and bring into the light just a little. And in doing this, our ripio will only transform us into an even more masterful work of art.
