Your entry quote by Rumi, caught me in the spirit. Then you outlined the intricacies with Kintsugi not only explaining how it echoes to us (golden wounded humans), but also how it can help us go beyond the process. This was a healing piece, to bookmark when needed!
What is truly beautiful with our journeys is that in those golden gaps, with time or momentum, we find immense peace. We truly understand the whole design at the appointed time. It can be long to finally grasp it but when it clicks it can be huge hug from all those broken parts.
tbh, I’m shocked by the detailed comment of yours, thank you! I love Rumi’s philosophy and poetry, so I use them a lot in my writing. What Comes From the Heart, Goes to the Heart; I think that’s why we like Rumi so much. I remember I was inspired by Dr.Gabor Matés book: The Myth of Normal by the time I was writing this post; incredible book btw. I read something last night that is kinda relevant to what you say about golden gaps, from the book The dictionary of obscure sorrows: « The word sadness originally meant “fullness,” from the same Latin root, satis, that also gave us sated and satisfaction. Not so long ago, to be sad meant you were lled to the brim with some intensity of experience. It wasn’t just a malfunction in the joy machine. It was a state of awareness—setting the focus to innity and taking it all in, joy and grief all at once. true sadness is actually the opposite, an exuberant upwelling that reminds you how eeting and mysterious and open- ended life can be. And if you are lucky enough to feel sad, well, savor it while it lasts—if only because it means that you care about something in this world enough to let it under your skin. »
Wow, this was a masterclass 👏 Thank you for the references and reframing. I did not know that meaning, and as I read it makes so much sense with the understanding of kinsugi.
That fullness and awareness is eye-opening, we tend to think sadness is the worst state, yet joy is viewed as the state that reveals. Funny enough, they both belong to the same process, and none can be fully understood without the other. That fullness sadness can fill seems to be a needed coating to joy. There are so many visuals popping into my mind when thinking of this combined process.
Thank you for the words and references, I will give them a read!
"If you can speak about sadness with hope and bravery, then it was all meant to be and worth it".
Anytime :) when I read/learn something useful or interesting, I feel something that’s called: licotic- anxiously excited to introduce a friend to something you think is amazing; which prompts you to continually poll their face waiting for the inevitable rush of awe, only to cringe when you discover all the work’s flaws shining through for the very first time.
I think that’s the reason why I started this newsletter!
I like your last sentence, and the way you summarize and paraphrase what you read to give personalized comments; thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights.
Actually, almost everything. I have valued the concept of Kintsugi for many years -- making something beautiful from something broken. It is a metaphor that can apply to many aspects of life. Probably what resonates most is the points you make in the section starting with: "2. We can decide what is the "normal" state of being human and whoever is "different" should be "fixed"." I've made similar points in a different way in some of my writings. If it weren't for differences, and people willing to break out of the box and be different -- or rather, discover, accept, be, and express as authentically themselves -- human evolution, innovation, could not occur.
Your entry quote by Rumi, caught me in the spirit. Then you outlined the intricacies with Kintsugi not only explaining how it echoes to us (golden wounded humans), but also how it can help us go beyond the process. This was a healing piece, to bookmark when needed!
What is truly beautiful with our journeys is that in those golden gaps, with time or momentum, we find immense peace. We truly understand the whole design at the appointed time. It can be long to finally grasp it but when it clicks it can be huge hug from all those broken parts.
Art speaks to how we function in many ways.
tbh, I’m shocked by the detailed comment of yours, thank you! I love Rumi’s philosophy and poetry, so I use them a lot in my writing. What Comes From the Heart, Goes to the Heart; I think that’s why we like Rumi so much. I remember I was inspired by Dr.Gabor Matés book: The Myth of Normal by the time I was writing this post; incredible book btw. I read something last night that is kinda relevant to what you say about golden gaps, from the book The dictionary of obscure sorrows: « The word sadness originally meant “fullness,” from the same Latin root, satis, that also gave us sated and satisfaction. Not so long ago, to be sad meant you were lled to the brim with some intensity of experience. It wasn’t just a malfunction in the joy machine. It was a state of awareness—setting the focus to innity and taking it all in, joy and grief all at once. true sadness is actually the opposite, an exuberant upwelling that reminds you how eeting and mysterious and open- ended life can be. And if you are lucky enough to feel sad, well, savor it while it lasts—if only because it means that you care about something in this world enough to let it under your skin. »
Wow, this was a masterclass 👏 Thank you for the references and reframing. I did not know that meaning, and as I read it makes so much sense with the understanding of kinsugi.
That fullness and awareness is eye-opening, we tend to think sadness is the worst state, yet joy is viewed as the state that reveals. Funny enough, they both belong to the same process, and none can be fully understood without the other. That fullness sadness can fill seems to be a needed coating to joy. There are so many visuals popping into my mind when thinking of this combined process.
Thank you for the words and references, I will give them a read!
"If you can speak about sadness with hope and bravery, then it was all meant to be and worth it".
Anytime :) when I read/learn something useful or interesting, I feel something that’s called: licotic- anxiously excited to introduce a friend to something you think is amazing; which prompts you to continually poll their face waiting for the inevitable rush of awe, only to cringe when you discover all the work’s flaws shining through for the very first time.
I think that’s the reason why I started this newsletter!
I like your last sentence, and the way you summarize and paraphrase what you read to give personalized comments; thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights.
This resonates with my story and my soul 💕
Very comforting, validating, and encouraging. I love your perspectives and the way you express them! Thank you.
Thank you for reading. which part did resonate most with your experiences?
Actually, almost everything. I have valued the concept of Kintsugi for many years -- making something beautiful from something broken. It is a metaphor that can apply to many aspects of life. Probably what resonates most is the points you make in the section starting with: "2. We can decide what is the "normal" state of being human and whoever is "different" should be "fixed"." I've made similar points in a different way in some of my writings. If it weren't for differences, and people willing to break out of the box and be different -- or rather, discover, accept, be, and express as authentically themselves -- human evolution, innovation, could not occur.
I see. Exactly, innovation comes from looking at things in a different way. I’m looking forward to reading your work, too.
Thank you, Marwa✨