observer – A Kintsugi Life

Trusting myself more and my thoughts less

Kenetha Transformation February 20, 2019May 30, 2026ego, emotions, growth, healing, identity, intuition, observer, stories, thoughts, transformation, witness

statue of man thinking with head resting on hand

The most powerful and life-changing practice I’ve ever undertaken in supporting and empowering my healing, growth, and transformation has been learning to trust myself more and to trust my thoughts less. That sounds to most of us like a contradiction (who am I without my thoughts?), but it’s not. Discovering the you that is deeper than your thoughts is more rewarding than you can imagine!

Surviving our difficult emotions

Kenetha Brokenness February 15, 2017May 30, 2026emotions, mindfulness, observer

a fiery hand and an icy hand meet in the middle of the image to join fingers

Times of brokenness bring storms of unpleasant emotions along for the ride. Our two most common ways to responding to these storms are what I call Fire and Ice, and although they seem like opposites, they share a common misunderstanding about our emotions that keep us from the healthiest options. I’ve been cultivating a middle way of responding in my own life by addressing this misunderstanding, and it’s so much healthier than the options I’ve tried before! How do you deal with life’s difficult emotional storms?

Embracing the inner observer

Kenetha Transformation October 28, 2015May 30, 2026awareness, compassion, detachment, mindfulness, observer, perspective, transformation, witness

I’ve experienced quite a bit of deep transformation over the last six years or so, and one of the biggest keys to creating and maintaining the changes that have made up that transformation has been my deepening relationship with my inner observer.

The stranger in the mirror

Kenetha Transformation October 1, 2014May 30, 2026expectations, observer, transformation

Transformation involves a radical or thorough change in something, but it can take awhile for our self-image to catch up with the changes after undergoing a time of transformation.

Claiming my own Independence Day

Kenetha Personal growth July 2, 2014May 30, 2026awareness, change, choice, emotions, freedom, observer, patterns, thoughts

Many of the internalized patterns that control our thinking and our actions hem us into lives that are too small for our spirits and keep us miserable. By recognizing them, we have the chance to start claiming our freedom as we develop new more-helpful patterns.

The observer as gold in ego’s broken shell

Kenetha Kintsugi living June 25, 2014May 30, 2026awareness, brokenness, criticism, ego, identity, kintsugi, kintsukuroi, observer, patterns, perspective

shadow on person standing behind camera tripod on sand

The brokenness that shattered my life also shattered the shell of ego enough to help me get in touch with my inner observed, that curious but detached part of myself that runs deeper and truer than my ego ever will.