growth – Page 2 – 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?

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.

Discovering what you’re made of

Kenetha Gifts of kintsugi gold September 30, 2020May 30, 2026brokenness, gold, growth, healing, kintsugi, kintsukuroi, self

Just like we discover what chocolates are made of by breaking them open, we discover what we are made of when life breaks us open. Discovering what’s hidden inside us is a part of the gold of kintsugi living.

You are beloved

Kenetha Lessons from kintsugi September 9, 2020May 30, 2026Divine, gold, growth, healing, kintsugi, kintsukuroi, love

The “gold” of healing in our lives is a sign that we are already beloved and valued, not the source of that valuable. You don’t have to wait to become beloved; you already are!

Transformation starts within

Kenetha Transformation September 2, 2020May 30, 2026change, growth, transformation

Transformation always happens from the inside out. If you’re hoping to transform your reality and the world around you, start with the one person you can change: yourself.

Hungry for healing

Kenetha Healing, Personal growth April 22, 2020May 30, 2026growth, healing, lessons, motivation, pain

hungry baby bird in nest with mouth open

Pain and brokenness in our lives make us hungry for healing and personal growth in a way that fosters actual change. How do you keep this hunger alive during times when you are not in pain?

Broken wells

Kenetha Personal growth February 12, 2020May 30, 2026brokenness, encouragement, growth, relationships, self-care, support

Returning to the same broken well over and over again when it is no longer supplying usable water is not going to make the well spontaneously fix itself; we just grow more thirsty. The same is true in our emotional lives.

Start with celebration for a better New Year’s plan

Kenetha Kintsugi living January 1, 2020May 30, 2026change, growth, new year, perspective, strengths

Starting from a place of celebration and building a plan for the year that focuses on including more of the things which bring us joy and using more of the skills and strengths we already possess creates a plan that we are much more likely to implement than one that starts with weakness and lack.

Weathering the discomfort of change in healing

Kenetha Personal growth November 20, 2019May 30, 2026brokenness, change, growth, healing, patterns, relationships

puppy looking sad against a dar background

Part of the healing process often involves making changes in how we interact with others, and this inevitably feels uncomfortable. The key to sticking with healthy changes in these situations is knowing how to deal effectively with that discomfort so it doesn’t derail you.

How brokenness can free us

Kenetha Brokenness November 6, 2019May 30, 2026awareness, brokenness, expectations, growth, stories

While places of brokenness are always painful, they also have the power to set us free from chains we didn’t even know existed.