writing – A Kintsugi Life

Using pain as fuel

Kenetha Kintsugi living April 27, 2016May 30, 2026growth, healing, kintsugi, kintsukuroi, pain, writing

One of the values of the metaphor of kintsugi is that it teaches a better way to handle the inevitable pain of life.

7 gentle practices that promote healing

Kenetha Healing April 13, 2016May 30, 2026creativity, emotions, healing, intuition, mindfulness, nature, self-care, silence, spirituality, transformation, writing

person sitting in meditation by water with a cityscape in the background

Living a kintsugi kind of life means actively working on healing the broken places in our lives in such a way that our healing does become gold to be treasured. These seven practices form the core of how I work toward my own healing.

10 practices that have changed my life

Kenetha Transformation August 5, 2015May 30, 2026creativity, experiment, habits, intuition, nature, practice, sacred, self-care, solitude, stories, transformation, writing

path in forest with beam of sunlight shining on path

A review of the many levels of transformation I’ve undergone over the last few years revealed that the habits and practices I introduced and cultivated during this time have been key contributors to creating, stabilizing, and supporting these changes. Here are the 10 practices that have been key to this time of intense transformation for me.

When obsessing over others is avoidance

Kenetha Kintsugi living December 18, 2013May 30, 2026change, fear, guilt, patterns, relationships, writing

person hiding in dark box peeking through hole into light

“When we find ourselves obsessing over what someone else is doing, it is probably because there is an action we are avoiding taking ourselves.” ~Julia Cameron