MATE and KARATE KSN Renso Perez

KINTSUGI: THE ART OF REBUILDING YOURSELF!

I discovered this Japanese practice that became a philosophy of life. All of us have wounds, marks and scars that we have acquired over the years. That's what living is about. But, because of this very human and perhaps so modern issue where it seems not allowed to show everything that happens to us and only focus on success and happiness, we decided to hide those scars. Kintsugi is a centuriesold Japanese technique that consists of repairing broken ceramic pieces and instead of hiding cracks and break lines, they are given a new value and made more visible. using gold dust or liquid silver. This method exhibits those wounds from the past and thus understands, they acquire a new life. Also, so no two pieces are ever the same. It raises the wonder of individuality and the genuine. Today this technique has crossed the borders of pottery and has become a whole philosophy of life that revalidates the wounds of the soul and teaches us about resilience, a key competence of this era. No two people are the same and therein lies the wonder. The kintsugi philosophy teaches us that we can all rebuild ourselves and focus on our strengths. Instead of using gold dust or lacquer, we must build our selfesteem, discover our abilities for ourselves and be kind to everyone, but especially to ourselves. Don't be so critical, accept us with all our history and emotional baggage. If we learn from our past mistakes and traumas, letting those scars see doesn't have to be taboo, far from it. We are imperfect and that's okay. It is impossible to be "perfect on this plane." We have to be resilient and see how to learn from pain or mistakes; this is the best virtue we can always have. Encourage us to show ourselves imperfect, it makes us human, wiser and better people in all aspects of our lives. Recognizing and giving entity to our road map in life is what leads us to find the best path, no matter how many curves and detours it presents us with. The result of being transparent is always positive. Today, with the crisis we are facing as a society, where uncertainty reigns, we We feel battered and with wounds that leave a mark, we have to bring out the resilience to be able to deal with these traumatic events in a positive way. Take advantage of the opportunities that life offers, reorganize ourselves positively and go through the difficulties that arise. Our experiences, our wounds, the teachings and learning are what make us what we are and what structures our personality. We are made up of all that and nothing should be hidden. You have to resignify and give it a value. as the poet says Leonard Cohen: "There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." You learn from everything, everything is learning, everything is in the mind and in the way of how to face adversity, it only depends on our attitude. Things happen when they have to happen and at the exact moment, the time is perfect, everything comes to its right moment with the sole purpose of teaching us, and in the process of winning experience, we also gain cracks, marks, wounds that when they heal with willpower and selfimprovement, leave us beautiful marks to remind us of where we came from, what we face and overcome to be exactly where we are today day. Everything is a learning!!! KINTSUGI...

MATE and KARATE