Blooming Once Again
They said I was dead Yet I hoped for one more spring And look, I'm still here! My cherry tree received a death sentence two years ago....
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Apr 6, 20231 min read
The Promised Land
I'm happy tonight I've been to the mountaintop seen the promised land Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord On April 3,...
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Apr 2, 20231 min read
Farewell Mr Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed from this world leaving his spirit and music with us. I feel a strange sense of connection as he was born...
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Mar 28, 20231 min read
Respect others, Respect ourselves
When Shohei Otani addressed his teammates before the championship baseball game he exhorted them to respect American opponents while also...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
The grandmother never known
Grandmother left this world When my dad was just a child He was left alone With a wound passed on to me That only our love could bind On...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read
Fly Away
Let me fly away Soaring free to the heavens Beyond pain and grief And though I may fall from grace The one I become will catch me
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Mar 11, 20232 min read
Making Peace with Nature
Last night during a talk about destiny we paused for a moment of silence at 14:46 Japan time to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of...
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Mar 7, 20231 min read
Hummingbird, fly away
We're all captivated by the struggles of a hummingbird trapped in our room trying to get through the glass window. Somehow her fight for...
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Feb 28, 20231 min read
"We may never meet again." 「もう会えないかも知れない」
As the time came to leave her, I was filled with sadness. I would try to escape quickly and lightly, as if it was no big deal, just...
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Feb 24, 20232 min read
Remember
Remember the day That they took our rights away Next they'll come for you So Raise a fist, take a knee! Speak truth to power, be free!...
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Feb 17, 20232 min read
Dog and Ball
Lucie wants to chase the ball. And she wants me throw it. But there’s just one problem—she doesn’t want to give me the ball. At first,...
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Feb 8, 20231 min read
念ずれば花ひらく If you are heartful, flowers will bloom
Where do we find the faith, hope, courage that keeps us going in our work, in our lives? Steve Jobs famously said that "You have to trust...
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Jan 30, 20232 min read
Returning Home in Peace
Walking down the street in Kamakura I suddenly heard someone call out, "Sensei!" I turned and was face-to-face with a man with long blond...
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Jan 26, 20231 min read
In times of terror, wage beauty
As I look at the world today, I am aware of how miniscule one person may seem to the systemic actions in front of our eyes yet, oddly, I...
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Jan 24, 20231 min read
If you want to live till 100
If you want to live Till one hundred, open up To joy and beauty! You'll find them all around you So love, laugh, and celebrate! Mom's...
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Jan 20, 20231 min read
Turn, turn, turn
To everything, turn, turn, turn There is a season, turn, turn, turn And a time to every purpose under Heaven Farewell David. Crosby's...
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