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1) Kintsugi
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All her life, Marie O'Rourke has been a Good Girl, a perfectionist, using words to apply golden seams to an imperfect life in an attempt to make something beautiful out of things that are flawed or broken. A volatile father, the death of a sister far too young, a faltering marriage, the ghosts of lovers past: these are just some of the fragments that Marie puts together again in these essays that explore her closest relationships as a daughter, sister,...
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"Japan is an inspiration in the personal growth and development field. Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with powdered gold. Day after day, week after week, stage by stage, the object is cleaned, groomed, treated, healed, and finally enhanced. Nowadays it has also become a well-known therapy metaphor to resilience. This practical book will help you overcome rough times, heal your deepest wounds, and become whole again...
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Kintsugi is the mindful Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics and glassware by appreciating the cracks and chips as design elements--bringing new life to cherished items. Kintsugi:The Wabi Sabi Art of Japanese Ceramic Repair shares traditional methods you can practice in your own home. Step-by-step lessons in repairs suited to every level of experiences--filling cracks to completely rebuilding and finishing a broken piece--fill the pages of this...
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¿Cómo nos sentiríamos si no tuviéramos que ocultar las cicatrices que nos ha dejado la vida? ¿Si dejáramos de percibir nuestras inseguridades como signos de flaqueza para verlas como oportunidades de crecimiento?
Kintsugi es el antiguo arte japonés de reparar lo roto. Sus maestros utilizan polvo de oro para unir fragmentos y crear obras de arte; unas creaciones que alcanzan más valor que los objetos originales de donde provienen. La filosofía...
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This is Kelly Holden's story of losing a husband she loved immensely and understanding that finding love again does not mean you stop loving the first person. It is a story of grief, healing, and hope. Her life, like many others, resembles broken pottery. The key to being happy is finding beauty in these imperfections, which is from where the title of the book comes. Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese art of repairing broken pottery and transforming...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The time has come for you to get a grip on yourself and take the first steps toward rebuilding yourself. This step may be small or hesitant: You're afraid to stumble again. Just remember that the first step is always the most difficult.
#2 It is necessary to accept the inevitable and to recognize and embrace what is harming you. This phase is necessary to first...
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The thought of throwing away a cherished dish or mug can be heartbreaking. If you've ever wanted to repair a treasured piece rather than tossing it in the trash--but didn't know how--the traditional Japanese art of Kintsugi ("gold repair") offers the perfect solution! --Amazon.com.
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Resilience Unearthed: The Kintsugi of Breaking Anxiety's Chains is a short true story about the relentless battle against anxiety, the resurgence of panic, and the journey to reclaiming life's richness. Through courage and self-discovery, this story encapsulates the transformation from a captive to a warrior unafraid to embrace the light within.
-Encouragement for others battling their own mental struggles.
-The power of the human spirit to overcome...
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"In the rich naturalist tradition of H Is for Hawk and The Soul of an Octopus, Beaverland tells the tumultuous, eye-opening story of how beavers and the beaver fur trade shaped America's history, culture, and environment. Before the American empires of steel and coal and oil, before the railroads, there was the empire of fur. Beginning with the early trans-Atlantic trade in North America, Leila Philip traces the beaver's profound influence on our...
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"By Pushcart award-winning poet Maggie Smith, a collection of quotes and essays on facing life's challenges with creativity, courage, and resilience"--
When poet Smith started writing daily Twitter posts in the wake of her divorce, they unexpectedly caught fire. Here she writes about new beginnings as opportunities for transformation. Like kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken ceramics with gold, she celebrates the beauty and strength on the...
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LOVE VERSUS DUTY…
When Sartorial meets Kintsugi at a jabber-an illegal warehouse party-he falls hard and fast for the beautiful human girl. She is everything he didn't know he wanted-and everything his family hates.
Kintsugi is drawn to the handsome elf boy like no other, but her future has already been planned. A future she intends to thwart. But now there's something worth staying around for, she's torn over what to do.
Unfortunately, they...
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Arigatou goza-y-más, la primera novela de la autora, es una crónica fragmentada. En ella una mirada a veces humorística y otra contemplativa recorre las masas, edificios y luces de Tokio, y el aislamiento del volcán, del lago Ashi y la vista del Fuji en Hakone. Wabi sabi, kintsugi, yugen, ramen, robots, alcohol, suicidio, retazos de un país con ideas de belleza y silencio apegadas al flujo de la vida y la eterna adaptación.
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This book is a journey through subliminal thought,
A narrative of time where no fear is sought,
Tales that spill love over page from pen,
From this Kintsugi heart I'd not condemn,
Rambling travels along winding trails,
Meandering brooks sing, chanting prevail,
Holding out hostage for hands that do harm,
Faith centred hearts erupting with charm
Blood pours from the veins of my devoted nib,
While scholars lead verses of taunt and squib,
Let...
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Cala es una mujer felizmente casada y con una vida familiar en apariencia perfecta, pero tendrá que afrontar los secretos desagradables del marido que acaba de perder y, siguiendo el arte del Kintsugi, reparar su vida como quien recompone un jarrón roto. En ese proceso descubrirá nuevas formas de amor y una mejor forma de vida.
Mudit Grau es bailarina, coreógrafa y escritora. Bailarina en la compañía de Antonio Gades y coreógrafa multipremiada,...
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"As the first medical director and attending psychiatrist at the World Trade Center Mental Health Program, Dr. Sue Varma worked directly with civilian and first-responder survivors in the aftermath of 9/11. There, she met people at every point of the stress and trauma continuum. She saw devastation and stagnancy as much as she saw amazing resilience and growth. She asked herself: how do some people survive, even thrive, despite profound challenges?...
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In this book, you'll meet more than twenty artisans who have devoted their lives to honoring traditional techniques and to creating something useful and beautiful every day. In-depth profiles of the artisans illuminate the philosophies and histories behind their work. Gorgeous photographs transport you to studios from Oaxaca to Kyoto and from Milan to Tennessee. Two essays explore the challenges and rewards of engaging deeply with tradition. This...
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Are you still trying to figure out what went wrong with your life?
Was it a job, loss that started the downward, spiral you feel, helpless to escape? Was it divorce? Was it abuse? Perhaps it was the death of a loved one, someone without whom your world no longer makes sense?
Life-changing losses slash across our souls and leave gaping wounds, wounds whose scars imprint our once-perfect world as boldly as a jet's bright contrail cuts across a perfectly...
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Apart from the work of God in creation, it's notoriously difficult to explain the presence of beauty in the world and man's appreciation for it. Indeed, the aesthetic realm (with its array of phenomena which engage the senses, the mind, and the heart) not only suits the biblical account of the universe, but also points toward it. In making this case, sixteen writers address the shortcomings of naturalistic narratives, the virtues of theistic accounts...
20) Heal With Gold
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You are unique, not despite your circumstances but because of them!
Miriam Grunhaus shares how the Japanese art of Kintsugi-the art of mending broken pottery with lacquer and gold, catapulted her onto a healing path after her own irreparable heartbreak. For two years, she interviewed "Thrivers," women who had faced tremendous and varied adversity, to learn the commonalities of their journeys from despair and brokenness to healing and wholeness. From...
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