The Japanese method of repairing broken pottery with gold is called kintsugi (or kintsukuroi), which translates to “golden joinery”. Key Aspects of Kintsugi Definition: It is the centuries-old art of mending broken ceramics, porcelain, or pottery using a natural lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. Philosophy: Rooted in wabi-sabi, the practice […]
Voicing the Truth
I find that I struggle with funerals. It is not the concept of someone having died or been killed. People die all the time. It is more the idea that, at someone’s funeral, only the socially acceptable things can be spoken. This does not leave any room for authenticity in grief. I have always prefered […]
The Curve
All through my life there have been ups and downs. Some were just life circumstances, and some were the result of others changing plans that everyone else thought were set in stone. As high as one can soar through life, there are equal lows that can happen. I find, though, that it is what we […]
Helping People
So often I hear the phrase, “What can I do? I am only one person!” I do find this to be a cop out in many cases. If someone truly wanted something to change, and if they truly wanted to help another person, they could find a way to do so. But I think that […]
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
I think that, for the most part, there is one major reason that people lie. They do so to save their own hides, or the hides of those they care about. Sometimes they lie to create an illusion of who they are. Sometimes they lie to protect their inner world from collapsing. But mostly it […]
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