Surapsari Fujimaru
Connect with the World’s Suffering Without Overwhelm
I went on a month-long news fast last year. The state of our world — including the war in Ukraine, mass shootings, and environmental...
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Surapsari Fujimaru
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Find and Follow Your Inner Compass
We all experience transition. It is inevitable as long as we exist. It is the order of nature: weather changes, seasons shift, and people...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Find Peace in Uncertainty
The sun shines through the pond, with its light caressing me underwater. A breeze makes a current and sways my stalk. I'm a lotus,...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Switching the Lenses
I love spending time outdoors. I enjoy taking photos of the beauty around me while hiking or just relaxing in my backyard. Lying on the...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Standing Up For Your Values
“I’m fine Catherine’s smile froze at the end of the sentence. Her strained voice and frowned eyebrows betrayed her words. “Are you sure?”...
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Spring Self-Exploration
A wind blows through the tall oak tree in front of our retreat cottage. It shakes off dried leaves, the only reminder of the winter storm...
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Plant Seeds of Joy
Yellow daisies, Indian blanket, prairie verbena, and buttercup. Rainbow-colored wildflowers popped up in our yard. Butterflies and bees...
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Keep Your Doors Open
"Mike wanted me to leave. It was so obvious in his attitude," Jeff says bitterly. He recently resigned from the company he had worked...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Finding Beauty in Imperfection
The earth-colored ceramic bowl was decorated with golden lines. They were not arranged in patterns and flowed like a stream, freely...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Pause, Feel, and Move Forward
My heart is tightening with a feeling again. I’m familiar with this experience. Sadness, irritation, or resistance — whatever the emotion...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Intention Matters
I recently planned a 4-session outdoor class series, Mindful Walking and Yoga. I invited the community to practice walking meditation and...
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Thriving in the Desert
I recently camped in the Big Bend National Park in Texas, U.S.A. It was so lovely to see many colorful wildflowers and succulents...
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Lunar Eclipse, Grief, and Continuum
The arc of darkness is slowly advancing over the golden full moon. It is a subtle move but undeniable. Little by little, Earth’s shadow...
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Raise the Bar Mindfully
“If you don’t raise the bar, how will you know your potential? - L. Tom Perry As a cloud moves over the sun, the shadow rolls down the...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Reframe 'I Can't'
I have read Matthew McConaughey’s advice about never saying, “I can’t” when dealing with a challenge¹. It is the teaching he received...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Work for Work's Sake
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, …” A volleyball bounces between us with childlike joy. “Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, …” Our...
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Blessings of Decision Paralysis
Here I am again. I reached a Y junction. I must choose between two options. I go over the numbers once more. The first list shows the...
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The Art of Getting Lost
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. — Henry David Thoreau American culture has an aversion to getting lost. Our...
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Play!
My life partner, Kimball, and I recently added the Rummy card game to our pastimes. Kimball is a skilled rummy player with good...
Surapsari Fujimaru
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Crisis
It is a time of danger, suffering, and pain. It is a rip current that sweeps out to the deep water far away from the shore of safety. Its...
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