Living Free
Just completed a course at Stanford with A-lan Holt, Mark Gonzales and many amazing guests. In Living Free we explored how justice based...
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smshige3
Apr 14, 20171 min read
My Elvis Blues
When I was ten years old we moved to Dalton, a small town in Western Massachusetts. The kids were really fascinated by me, because they'd...
smshige3
Apr 4, 20173 min read
Breaking the Silence of the Night
Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a momentous speech at the Riverside Church in New York City in which he...
smshige3
Apr 3, 20173 min read
The Power of Two
Readers of this blog know that Ana Stenzel passed away September 2013 and has been living on in our hearts. But her passing is remembered...
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Mar 7, 20173 min read
Black and Asian: Blasian Narratives
Saturday night I went to an event called Blasian Narratives, featuring students from Stanford, including Whitney Francis, joining a group...
smshige3
Feb 16, 20174 min read
The Art of Saying Goodbye
"I was supposed to die many times but I haven't, but being left behind has been harder than all my physical struggles combined." Isa was...
smshige3
Jan 3, 20171 min read
Heartful Community in Kyoto
Some people never change, which sometimes can be a good thing. Reunited in Kyoto with my friend from graduate student days, Nobuyuki...
smshige3
Dec 13, 20162 min read
What is Life asking of Me?
Following my workshop a student came up to me and asked, “My dog just died two weeks ago, and I am so sad. How I can get over it?” At...
smshige3
Dec 8, 20161 min read
Tired
Tired And lonely, So tired The heart aches. Meltwater trickles Down the rocks, The fingers are numb, The knees tremble. It is now,...
smshige3
Nov 17, 20161 min read
These are the Times that Try Our Souls
These are the times that try our souls. Each of us needs to undergo a tremendous philosophical and spiritual transformation. Each of us...
smshige3
Nov 15, 20161 min read
How to Help Diverse Students Find Common Ground
"What happens in this class is a kind of tiny miracle. We cross borders, inside ourselves and between us and others, finding the...
smshige3
Nov 10, 20161 min read
Joy and Sorrow
The careful and honest articulation (rather than avoidance) of the ambiguities, uncertainties, and painful condition of everyday...
smshige3
Nov 2, 20163 min read
Learning Mindful Parenting From Dragon Moms
“Before you cross the street, take my hand. Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” In John Lennon's...
smshige3
Oct 20, 20164 min read
The Art of Saying Goodbye
"I was supposed to die many times but I haven't, but being left behind has been harder than all my physical struggles combined." Isa was...
smshige3
Oct 19, 20162 min read
"I never can say good-bye"
We said good-bye to Tom, as we said good-bye to our grandmother and others. We’ll do it again many times in our lives. Now the two...
smshige3
Oct 11, 20164 min read
Who is a "Sensei"?
I ask my young students to call me “Sensei.” Some of them know this as a commonly used expression in Japanese to address teachers,...
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