Grandma's Back
When I started singing Danny Boy should have known that Grandma had come to visit me again. Not the grandmother who I often write about,...
top of page
Blog
Search
smshige3
Mar 14, 20194 min read
The Rough Road of Vulnerability and Courage
The recent passing of Olympic bicyclist and Stanford University student Kelly Catlin has brought sharp attention to the world of the...
smshige3
Mar 12, 20191 min read
Untitled
Kelly Catlin ended her life at the tender age of 23. Just a few days earlier she had written about the hardships she felt being a world...
smshige3
Mar 11, 20193 min read
Blessed by the breeze
Today we commemorate the eighth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that swept away so many lives and traumatized so many others on...
smshige3
Mar 3, 20193 min read
Good only for dying?
Good only for dying? A person spends years coming into his own, developing his talent, his unique gifts, perfecting his discriminations...
smshige3
Feb 22, 20191 min read
Remembering Grandma
This year is the fourth anniversary of grandmother's passing. As I age I feel the reality that death is always near us, one day comes to...
smshige3
Feb 16, 20193 min read
Grief, love, and intimacy
Breeshia Wade returned to Stanford to share their journey since leaving college and adventuring in the world, using their experiences as...
smshige3
Feb 12, 20192 min read
Embodied Storytelling
Kelsey Blackwell visited our class at Stanford, When Half is Whole, for a workshop on Embodied Storytelling. We were able to get out of...
smshige3
Feb 3, 20192 min read
War x Love
We launched Black History Month with a bang--Jessica Lá Rel andTyler “EAGLEBABEL” Brooks engaging us in music and conversation about...
smshige3
Jan 31, 20191 min read
WAR x LOVE
I've started a series of gatherings called, Healing HeArts Circles, with artists exploring their journeys of healing and empowerment in...
smshige3
Jan 23, 20193 min read
“Students learn from people they love!”
“Students learn from people they love.” The title of the article in The New York Times (1/17/2019) struck me in many ways. First, with...
smshige3
Jan 20, 20191 min read
Dog Songs of Mary Oliver
Before leaving this world on January 17, Mary Oliver wrote Dog Songs. Here's my favorite. THE SWEETNESS OF DOGS What do you say, Percy? I...
smshige3
Jan 17, 20192 min read
♫Every dog is beautiful, in their own way♫
Last week was another of my "dog days." January 11 --1/11 -- so "Wan, wan, wan," the barking sound of dogs in Japanese. It was a day of...
smshige3
Jan 13, 20191 min read
Thanking Mother on My Birthday
Although it's my birthday, I don't remember much about the actual birth day, although I imagine it was a dramatic experience. Mom...
smshige3
Jan 9, 20193 min read
You too can feel fully alive!
Yesterday I met with a new group of students, starting a course at Stanford University. And as always, the spirits of Ana and Isa were...
smshige3
Dec 19, 20181 min read
Renewing our vital connections
Together with two beautiful people I met when they were college students and I was their teacher, sharing what we're learning about life,...
bottom of page