Showing Up

Finding the “yoyu” to be more visible – what (or who!) helped me show up fully to write and share my writing more with others. When I saw her there in the middle of the web, I yelped with joy. I am in love with a spider. She was gone for weeks, and suddenly she…

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Share your pickles, please

Large glass jars on old country road

What do you do with your creative juices? Bottle them up for safe keeping? If so, when is the right time to finally share?

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People Are a Problem – An Excerpt from Goodness Abounds: 365 True Stories of Loving Kindness

Marci Kobayashi is a contributing author in Goodness Abounds: 365 True Stories of Loving Kindness, an Amazon Bestseller.

I get out nearly every day and walk along the river near my home in Hachioji. I can count on seeing egrets, crows, caterpillars, butterflies, beetles, spiders, and if I am lucky, a few feral cats. One wise cat reminded me of the inherent goodness of humans. The story was first published in 2017, and the…

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The Missing Ingredient- An Excerpt from 365 Life Shifts

Find out how convincing an old man to drink more more fluids can change your life, especially when it comes to the things you dread doing.

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Dear Mt. Takao, I’m sorry… A Mountain Day Tribute

Today is Mountain Day in Japan. I give my thanks to all the mountains in my life. Do you have mountains near you?

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I walk on light feet

The first time my father-in-law misplaced his hearing aid was a trivial event compared with some of the curious events afterward. However, that mishap prepared me for future events and helped me have yoyu. Rather than approaching difficult situations filtered through my own fears, I learned to tap into a different kind of help. I…

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About the Author:

Hi! I'm Marci. I live in Japan, follow a whole-foods flexitarian diet, use alternative healing modalities, and write about life, "yoyu," & spirituality. When I'm not writing or building websites, I love helping other soulful authors show up online with their stories.

Here on the blog, you'll get a peek into what it was like caring for my Japanese father-in-law who had Alzheimer’s, and helping my husband make a chemo-free recovery from Stage III colon cancer. Learn more about my book, Finding Yoyu.

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