death – A Kintsugi Life

The path through death to healing

Kenetha Grief, Healing April 6, 2022May 30, 2026death, healing, resurrection, transformation

Healing from our losses in life is more like a resurrection or rebirth to new life than a resuscitation of an old one, and there is no resurrection without a death first. Easter reminds us of what this journey of death, the grave, and new life looks like as we apply that process to dealing with our grief and losses.

The chasm between the old and the new

Kenetha Grief March 31, 2021May 30, 2026beginning, death, grief, resurrection

The Easter story has much to teach us about the chasm between what has ended (or broken) in our lives and the new beginnings that are coming on the other side.

The surprising grief in surviving the unbearable

Kenetha Kintsugi living October 7, 2020May 30, 2026challenges, death, grief, growth, identity, re-birth, winning

Part of kintsugi living is being able to acknowledge when a part of us dies even as we celebrate our re-birth as a stronger, wiser, and more capable version of ourselves.

Holding onto hope in the gap

Kenetha Kintsugi living April 15, 2020May 30, 2026chrysalis, death, hope, re-birth, resurrection, stories

We are surrounded by stories of death and re-birth, and in every single one there is a gap between the two. As we collectively live in this gap, choosing one of these stories to anchor yourself in can help you keep hope alive as we wait for new life to emerge.

Dying to heal

Kenetha Transformation October 30, 2019May 30, 2026death, healing, kintsugi living, resurrection, transformation

a tombstone and grace covered with autumn leaves

Healing is more like a resurrection or rebirth to new life than a resuscitation of an old one, and there is no resurrection without a death first.

Seeds of new life

Kenetha Transformation April 17, 2019May 30, 2026change, death, growth, kintsugi, kintsukuroi, resurrection, seeds, transformation

opened packet of seeds with seeds scattering out on dirt

Seeds that are planted die (as seeds) in order to create new life as plants emerge, but each seed can only reproduce the plant that it came from. The same is true for us. Here’s the hidden warning in using this metaphor for our lives.

Returning to dust

Kenetha A Kintsugi Faith March 6, 2019May 30, 2026ashes, brokenness, death, healing, hope, Lent, practice, resurrection, seasons

hand surrounded by cloud of dust against black background

Ash Wednesday and Lent may seem like a gloomy season, but they can also be a beautiful practice to prepare for the inevitable places of brokenness that come our way to show us that there’s always hope for healing and resurrection. Today’s post shares why I’ve come to treasure this season.

Love and loss

Kenetha Kintsugi living February 14, 2018May 30, 2026death, loss, love

white heart hanging in front of black background with smoke curling around it

The juxtaposition this year of Valentine’s Day (with its celebration of love) and Ash Wednesday (with its reminder that we all die) is a powerful reminder of how inextricably linked love and loss truly are. Learning to keep our hearts open to loving wholeheartedly even in the face of loss is one of kintsugi living’s greatest gifts.

Death as the first stage of transformation

Kenetha Transformation January 28, 2015May 30, 2026change, death, identity, kintsugi, kintsukuroi, transformation

cross gravestone against blue sky background

Transformation always starts with the death of something, some part of who we were. Accepting and moving through this death is necessary to make room for the person we are becoming.

Embracing the small deaths

Kenetha Transformation August 27, 2014May 30, 2026death, grief, growth, letting go, re-birth, transformation

We all face small deaths throughout life in the deaths of relationships, the deaths of hopes and dreams, or the deaths of situations we wanted to hold onto. If we will let them, these smaller deaths can teach us how to let go of that which needs to die so we can embrace that which comes next.

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