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Demian Yumei

Story Behind the Story, “The River of Heaven”

A releasing ritual for my mother’s passing 27 years ago. A myth, a longing, and a daughter’s gift.

16h ago

Photo taken in my uncle’s garden in Japan of my mother in a kimono, probably around 1959, give or take.

16h ago

🎶 Rhythm of the World

Fall Into Love, Not Despair

Jan 7

Photo of the earth from space by NASA

Jan 7

Oh yes! I'm quite familiar with this mindset. I love how you articulately express it here!

Took me a long time, but I learned that "putting yourself in someone else's shoes" means understanding their context enough to not take it…

Oct 13, 2023

Oct 13, 2023

Activism — Is It Really Useless?

Addressing disillusionment, despair, burnout and bitterness

Aug 7, 2022

Climbers, backs to the viewer, hiking their way up the side of a rocky mountaintop in an effort to reach the summit

Aug 7, 2022

When America Is Great: A Poem

When America is Great we stand up for something greater than ourselves

Jul 20, 2022

Two very young eaglets in a nest in a tall, leafy tree.

Jul 20, 2022

We Saw It Coming. Now What?

Don’t let this hairpin turn by the Supreme Court trick you into feeling defeated.

Jul 1, 2022

We Saw It Coming. Now What?

Jul 1, 2022

Have Faith in the Light

No one is asking us to carry everything on our shoulders. We should not despair when we can’t. We can do our part.

Jan 5, 2020

A single lit candle cupped in two hands

Jan 5, 2020

Casting a Light

It’s important to speak out, to use your voice. In this time of dissension and hate, it’s important to share the thoughts that are…

Dec 15, 2019

A single candle in the dark

Dec 15, 2019

Demian Yumei

Demian Yumei

Demian Yumei is an artist activist using song, story, poetry and prose, and who knows what else she may experiment with, in her activism and healing journey.

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