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Oct 11, 20223 min read
I like you just the way you are: Learning compassion from Mr. Rogers
At the end of a five-hour workshop on Mindful Leadership, I invited the participants, all middle-aged, Japanese corporate managers, to...
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Oct 6, 20221 min read
"It's never too late!"
"We have a lot of fun . . . it is never too late to just take your first step or even speak your first words." I take these words of...
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Oct 3, 20222 min read
"I wish I had lived true to myself"
Anabel believed that every human being wants and strives to feel love and connection--to be loved and to love. She felt this love with...
smshige3
Sep 27, 20221 min read
Empathy Haiku
I always wondered What it was like to be you Now I understand
smshige3
Sep 26, 20222 min read
You yourself can not remain silent
I read that someone in Russia set themself on fire to protest the war. I remember how horrified I was as a child to hear of monks in...
smshige3
Sep 25, 20221 min read
Happy birthday bell hooks
Remembering her on her first birthday since she left us. We're the same age so when I think of her I hear her telling me to have the...
smshige3
Sep 24, 20221 min read
"Would it embarrass you very much if I were to tell you . . . that I love you?"
You look around and you know you must have failed somewhere. Because here we are, waiting on the eve of destruction with all the odds...
smshige3
Sep 23, 20221 min read
Living and dying with no regrets
Living by death's side I have truly learned to live There are no regrets I put her words in a haiku. Here are a few more words of wisdom...
smshige3
Sep 22, 20221 min read
Do you believe in butterflies?
My friend Ana loved butterflies so at her memorial service we released one hundred live butterflies in a dramatic ritual. It was a...
smshige3
Sep 20, 20223 min read
ありがとうから始めようBeginning with Thanks: The Power of Being Grateful
ありがとうから始めよう Let's begin with thanks As we chanted Buddhist prayers at my grandmother's funeral my eyes were drawn to a poster on the wall...
smshige3
Sep 19, 20221 min read
A precious human life
Every day, think as you wake up Today I am fortunate to have woken up I am alive, I have a precious human life I'm not gonna waste it....
smshige3
Sep 13, 20221 min read
Singing Your Song
When I was a child I often sang for others. People told me it made them feel good to hear my voice. But somewhere along the way I lost my...
smshige3
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Now I am free!
Breathe in--I am here Breathe out--I let go of fear BOOM!--Now I am free
smshige3
Aug 9, 20221 min read
One Blue Sky
A long time, in 1985, I was excited to sing just before Jesse Jackson's talk at a World Peace event commemorating the atomic bombings of...
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Aug 3, 20221 min read
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
Death anniversaries bring up memories of how when we pass from this world we might leave behind a gift. Dad's last words to me were,...
smshige3
Jul 28, 20224 min read
If you've ever loved a dog
When my dog Duke collapsed suddenly on a walk, I knew it was bad. But I didn’t know how bad. The vet took one look inside his mouth and...
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