The Banyan Lives
Fires in Lahaina Scorched the earth and trees But the banyan lives in deep roots of community and limbs reaching to the skies Surviving...
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Sep 14, 20231 min read
Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine
Went to the Conference last weekend to join conversations with thought leaders from academia, business, policy, and journalism as they...
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Sep 7, 20234 min read
Carrying the Torch of Finding Gratitude in Grief
Do you wonder if those you love still exist after their physical body dies? In my experience people and pets who I have loved are still...
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Aug 16, 20231 min read
Nature in Japanese anime Suzume
As we struggle to accept the fury of Nature a Japanese anime provides solace. In Suzume we encounter young heroes trying to save a world...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read
You gotta have guts!
When I was a child milk was delivered to our door in large bottles with a round mouth. There was only one way to pour a full bottle...
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Jul 14, 20231 min read
Letting go and loving more
How do we let go of one we love? We don't. We never, never, never let them go. We don't move on. We don't get over it. We just love more....
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Jul 10, 20231 min read
Me, Thee, and We
I came here for me then saw I was here for thee and me became we People gather for their own self interests and healing. But in groups...
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Jul 5, 20231 min read
We can be stronger than our sorrows
In her TEDx talk, The Art of Saying Goodbye, Isabel Stenzel Byrnes jokes that if we're not planning on losing someone we don't need to...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read
Learning through Experience
When I explain to students that I want them to engage in exercises that take them beyond the limitations of their cognitive, rational,...
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Jun 28, 20231 min read
Your inner dog
Following a workshop on Heartfulness in Japan a high school student handed me this drawing and told me how glad she was to join the...
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Jun 21, 20231 min read
Do you believe in magic?
Do you believe in magic? Or miracles? Do you see meaning in signs that might be sent from those who have passed on? I was walking down...
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Jun 10, 20232 min read
Humble leadership
How do you teach leadership that is grounded in humility and service? We know authentic, compassionate leadership when we see someone...
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May 16, 20231 min read
Mother's Day Blues
My blog at Psychology Today reflecting on all those whose Mother Day is complicated by a less than ideal relationship with their mother....
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May 4, 20232 min read
Living and Giving
"So what can I get?" Her reply humbled my heart "Ask, 'What can I give?'" In my college class yesterday we reflected on our tendency to...
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Apr 28, 20231 min read
Life in Every Breath
When I remember I feel life in every breath Every cup of tea This haiku comes from a scene in the film Last Samurai in which a samurai...
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Apr 25, 20232 min read
Farewell Harry Belafonte
I grew up with the voice of Harry Belafonte filling my living room with his tender, moving, and joyous songs. One of the few records we...
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