courage – A Kintsugi Life

Entering the cave of your wounds

Kenetha Gifts of kintsugi gold October 21, 2020May 30, 2026courage, growth, healing, transformation, wounds

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.

Our wounds are like black caves within us that we fear to enter, but when we have the courage to face them, we transform our wounds to treasure. What caves in your life have you been afraid to enter?

Struggling doesn’t make you a loser

Kenetha Kintsugi living September 25, 2019May 30, 2026belief, challenges, courage, losing, stretch, struggling, winning

Our culture tells us that to struggle means there’s something wrong with us, but it’s actually a sign that we have the courage to push ourselves, take on challenges, and stretch and grow in new ways.

Acceptance is an active process

Kenetha Kintsugi living September 11, 2019May 30, 2026acceptance, change, courage, wisdom

The Serenity Prayer differentiates between acceptance of things we can’t change and having courage to change what we can. Accepting what we can’t change is just as active a process as creating change.

Bravery isn’t always glamorous

Kenetha Personal growth November 28, 2018May 30, 2026choice, courage, growth, journey, self-care, self-improvement

woman walking on tightrope over spray of large waterfalls

It’s easy to imagine bravery as applying to only the big, glamorous moments of life, but it’s actually something we benefit from far more often in life’s small moments. Recognizing and honoring our bravery in these small moments builds our capacity for bravery in life’s bigger moments. The hope available in kintsugi living helps make this possible.

The quiet courage that matters most: A gift of kintsugi gold

Kenetha Gifts of kintsugi gold July 19, 2017May 30, 2026courage, gifts, gold, kintsugi, kintsukuroi

Kintsugi (kintsukuroi) brown and green striped agate stone heart pendant with gold repair on black cotton cord

There is a kind of quiet (often overlooked and undervalued) courage that is required when facing times of brokenness and grief. That quiet courage is what gets us through those times and keeps us moving toward healing and new life. Intentionally practicing this kind of courage builds our ability to do this even more easily in the future for ourselves and as an influence on the world around us. Here’s what that kind of quiet courage looks like.

Leaping

Kenetha Personal growth March 21, 2014May 30, 2026courage, growth, risk

I am committed to making leaping and risking a regular practice, but I do so with the very clear recognition that each leap is a risk precisely because there is no guarantee that it will all work out.

True bravery

Kenetha Kintsugi living December 13, 2013May 30, 2026change, codependence, courage, relationships, responsibility, self-improvement

Woman with the words "Born to be ... Brave" written on her hands that she is holding by her face

True bravery isn’t the flashy, exciting kind we often think of; it’s the deep, costly, daily kind of bravery that goes unnoticed and uncelebrated by the world. It’s also what we are all called to every moment of every day.