HI, I’M ANNIE GYG
(pronounced “gig”)
THINK OF THE JAPANESE CONCEPT OF WABI-SABI, a view that centers on the acceptance of transience and imperfection; on appreciating beauty that is characterized by imperfection, impermanence, and incompletion. That’s how I characterize myself: a beautiful, perfectly imperfect, just-passing-through, forever work–in–progress. But then, that describes everyone. So, what distinguishes me from everyone else, is the peculiar-to-me way I got cracked and broken and then began putting my pieces back together again. Another Japanese term I love in this regard is kintsugi. It is the art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold, so that the repaired piece of art is even more beautiful than before it was broken. Now, in my “Golden Years” of life, I feel so much more beautiful—authentic, fully alive, purposeful, happy—than ever before.
WHAT MAKES ME EXCITED ABOUT WAKING UP IN THE MORNING is the thought of supporting cracked or broken others in understanding the genesis of their cracks, their so-called flaws or mistakes, and providing guidance for their self-repair using their personally–mined gold of self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-love. (BTW, everyone is cracked or broken.)
“Life is a journey, my friend. And we never know whether we will reach our destination. So we shouldn’t care about that and enjoy the view while we are still travelling.” —Abhaidev
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT ME? Like, I’m a certified Life Coach; I hold a Masters of Arts Degree in Religion, Culture and Global Justice; I’m the mom of four; I’m a retiree from a management career in municipal government; I’m a passionate promoter of personal wellness to save the world.
If you still want to learn more about who this Annie Gyg is, and, in the process, also learn a great deal more about who you are, I invite you to delve into my absolutely free, no-strings-attached, journey-to-be-you, self-development program called Better Me, Better World.