I could hear a crackling of plastic as my father-in-law approached the table for breakfast on Sunday. He wasn’t holding anything, and I couldn’t figure out what was making the sound. Then I looked down at his feet and stifled a gasp. I wasn’t sure whether I should laugh at his odd choice of footwear or…
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Finding Yoyu when you have no time. The perspective shift I rely on when I feel trapped in the “I don’t have enough time” loop. The other day I was talking with one of my friends about space issues. Outer space vs. inner space. I shared about how my struggle with finding a sacred space all…
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I had an explosion, or maybe implosion is a better word. For weeks, I had been feeling exhausted and close to burnout. A silly argument with my husband tipped me over the edge. I quietly tore down my vision board, threw away all the affirmations and pictures, destroyed a few items on my altar and…
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One Tuesday morning in August a woodpecker visited me at 4:30 AM and woke me up from a dream. It was pecking away at something with a pock, pock, pock sound that went on for several minutes. My bed is positioned right next to a sliding glass door and a small balcony facing west towards…
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We’ve all experienced sudden insights that radically shift our way of being. Those shiny ah-ha moments when it all makes sense. They become touchstone moments we treasure for years. Though I love those shiny moments, my insights or new ways of thinking and being often take days to percolate to the surface and stay. A…
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Did you know that rice paddies are noisy at night? I’ve been here at my in-laws in August and heard the frogs but this is my first time to visit in June. The paddy is full of tadpoles and within the last few days, the green tree frogs (Miyama Aogaeru) started to croak. I didn’t…
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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.
