Kintsugi
Kintsugi: The Japanese art of mending broken pottery by gold making the object more valuable than before its breakage.
I came across this word twice today from two different unrelated authors. It reminded me to value every painful experience or failure because hurt have made me stronger and more compassionate.
The day was a quiet one where I got lost in my own thoughts. But, the highlight of the day was a book. I delved into an adventure with Robin Sharma’s Everyday hero manifesto at a cafe.
The lessons learnt so far from Sharma’s:
1- Change your mentality from that of a victim to that of a hero. Replace can’t with can, excuses with results, the past with making the future, busyness with productivity and taking with giving.
2- Journal always and be not afraid if someone reads your words without your permission since there is no shame from being authentic and from being a human.
3- Always be kind!
4- “treat each person you meet with exceptional courtesy and extraordinary respect”
5- Serve others
6- have an obligation to lift others
7- “Input positivity and you will output positivity”
8- Choose your words carefully.
9- Be relentless!
10- Work on your whole self: mindset, heart-set, health-set, and soul-set.
11- Do not compare yourself to others
12- Try something new.
13- Avoid people with red flags and do not deceive yourself by seeing them the way you wish them to be rather than what they show you who they are.
The book is full of treasures, and I am sure it will take most of my night. But what I like the most about it is that he is so humble and human that you could relate to him and learn that it is never impossible to be a hero!
PS. Today, I am grateful for being alive, for having the opportunity to learn and grow and for having the gift of time.
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