We all have cracks that can mend and become more precious, just like the bowls. Kintsugi (金継ぎ, “golden joinery”), also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い, “golden repair”), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique. As a philosophy,
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Standing in the kitchen the other day with my spouse and the black animals nearby I break into a refrain from Fiddler on the Roof. “Underfed, overworked, Anitevka, where else could sorrow be so sweet”. And I thought, “musicals have been the soundtrack of my life” and wondered if others have gone through life the
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Guest Blog: Chris Dollard, the Gottman Institute – Marriage Minute Sex can be one of the most difficult subjects to bring up in a marriage, but sometimes it’s the most important. Within the context of a marriage, resistance to discussing sex could be symptomatic of a larger problem: a lack of safety and intimacy. This is where
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Guest post – Dan Johnson, lessons4living.com/midlife The Jungian shadow is composed of the dark and unknown aspects of personality. The shadow is created by the oppositeness of life and the need for choice. To choose to be one way is to choose not to be another. The shadow is made up of the “unchosen” choices.
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An “awakening” is a moment of clarity in which a new insight or understanding is gained. With this new awareness the experience of life is seen differently, and new possibilities are opened. Changes in patterns of thought, emotions, and behavior occur. An awakening allows the possibility of growth to new levels of psychological and spiritual
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Anxiety is our body’s way of getting our attention Name it: Anxiety? “Just a little bit nervous” she said, holding about an inch of space between her thumb and index finger. “just not sleeping as well as I used to do. I used to be able to put my head on the pillow and have
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Contrary to the TV show Mash’s theme song, suicide is not painless. It cuts a wide swath of trauma, pain and a lifetime of grief in the lives of the victim’s family, friends, co-workers and the community. And there are no take backs. Suicide, What to do? Keep the person safe *If someone tells you
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ˈrēˌsôrs,rəˈsôrs/ noun plural noun: resources 1. a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively. ef•fec•tive•ly əˈfektəvlē/ adverb 1. in such a manner as to achieve a desired result. “make sure that resources are used effectively” If you
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