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Stardust and small happinesses
A birthday post: On turning 47 as the apple blossom falls
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Confessions of a self-help author (Part Three) – taking a deep breath to share this one
Today I learnt that my new book KOKORO missed the Sunday Times Bestseller list by 25 books in its first week. Just 25! Arghh! So it's time for a new…
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The feeling of hikikomogomo 悲喜交々 (having alternating feelings of joy and sorrow in your heart, tasting the bittersweetness of life)
A wedding memory, a confession, and a book built on five yen coins
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Life, less than a hundred years, floats like a boat on a river
On the constant pull to be visible and the good things that happen when we aren't
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The siren call of Japan
Journeying to the deep north of Japan to write Kokoro, hiking ancient forests, watching the moon rise over mountains of myth and encountering a host of…
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Warning: May contain audacious dreams
How to manifest anything. And a secret revealed… If I build it, will you come?
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Confessions of a Self-Help Author (Part Two)
More things no-one ever tells you about life with books
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When life comes crashing in
On treasuring what we love, while we can
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Life, death and life again.
A glimpse of my new book KOKORO 心: Japanese wisdom for a life well lived... and something special for you when you pre-order this sequel to WABI SABI
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Confessions of a Self-Help Author (Part One)
The first in a series about what it's really like to write books (Warning: Sometimes it's not pretty...)
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The life-changing magic of writing haiku
Finding beauty and solace in a heartbeat-sized poem
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With apologies for all the un-done things
The unfamiliarity of radical self-care
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When living the dream looks like a tracksuit and a warmed up fish pie from Tesco
On reframing the things that are hard
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River of Words class thread - post your writing links here
This is the official thread for anyone participating in River of Words. This thread is intended to be a gathering point for all FINISHED pieces …
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Beth Kempton {Life. This is it, friends.}
Beth Kempton {Life. This is it, friends.}
Life is wild and glorious, hard and beautiful. Let's make the most of it. With behind-the-scenes insights into the writing life from bestselling non-fiction author, mama and Japanologist Beth Kempton.
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