Kintsugi reminds me that I’m only responsible for supporting my healing and growth to the best of my ability. The speed at which they unfold, take shape, and blossom into fullness is outside my control.
Continue readingThe practice of patience
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You are beloved
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!
Continue readingThe three types of brokenness
Using kintsugi as a metaphor for life means that I talk a lot about brokenness, but that can mean different things to different people. This post summarizes the three different types of brokenness and clarifies what I mean by the word.
Continue readingThe encroaching darkness
The broken places in our lives often come creeping in more like the darkness that encroaches on the light this time of year than like a sudden hammer blow, but that doesn’t change the way we experience that brokenness or how we heal.
Continue readingPre-nourishment for life’s hard times
Kintsugi living is vitally important even when we aren’t in the midst of life’s hard times because it helps nourish our souls in an ongoing, continual way to be able to face future hard times with as much grace and beauty as we can.
Continue readingThe pieces we keep
We can’t always save and restore all of the broken pieces in our lives. The three different styles of kintsugi can help us choose what to keep, what to discard, and how to fill any gaps.
Continue readingDoes time really heal all wounds?
We’ve all heard the saying that “Time heals all wounds” at one point or another, but is that really true? Let’s consider what the art of kintsugi might have to tell us about this claim.
Continue readingThe alchemy of kintsugi living
In alchemy, base metals were not removed so that they could be replaced by gold. Rather, they became gold through transformation. The same thing is true for the broken places in our lives that become gold through the alchemy of kintsugi living.
Continue readingThe challenges from our roots underground
While many of our challenges originate outside of our control, our biggest issues often arise from the roots of our own underground fears and hurts. Part of kintsugi living is learning to recognize these and nip them in the bud faster and faster with practice.
Continue readingThe ripple effect of kintsugi living
Kintsugi living doesn’t just change our own lives, it sends ripples of influence out to affect the lives of every one around us. What kind of ripples do you want to be creating in this world?
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