The doggie month
November is my doggie month. That's because it's the eleventh month and the number "one" sounds like a dog's bark in Japanese, "wan." So...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
Celebrating Asian Grandmothers
In response to the horrific violence against Asian elderly we held a stuck-at-home concert in May celebrating the power and grace of...
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Oct 25, 20211 min read
Momotaro: Storytelling the Peach Boy
紙芝居 Kamishibai. A classic story of Kamishibai is Momotaro, the Peach Boy, that goes back at least to Edo Japan. The gods bestow kindness...
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Oct 22, 20212 min read
My Kamishibai Debut
I made my debut in Kamishibai last week. Literally, it’s kami (paper) shibai (drama) where the performer flips through a series of...
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Oct 19, 20213 min read
Black Liberation and My Own
“When my friends saw me for who I am, and accepted me as I am, I could love myself.” I was speaking with Dr. Kamilah Majied in our...
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Oct 12, 20212 min read
Good enough
Lately I’ve been getting invitations to speak at both big conferences and small gatherings. My reaction has surprised me. I thought this...
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Oct 10, 20211 min read
World Mental Health Day
I'll be appearing on the World Mental Health Day Summit & Concert. This will be hosted by Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and mental...
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Oct 2, 20214 min read
Living Alongside Death
Students returned to campus last week. In our strange new world they once again run madly and zoom around on wildly on bicycles, busy,...
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Sep 24, 20211 min read
Collective Healing
Correction: My last blog incorrectly stated the date as September 24. My talk on “Heartfulness as a way of living and dying with Asian...
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Sep 22, 20211 min read
Collective Trauma and Healing
My talk on “Heartfulness as a way of living and dying with Asian wisdom, science, and compassion," is part of the Collective Trauma...
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Jul 14, 20213 min read
Feed our souls
How do we remember our fathers? For some, there is nothing to remember. He was already gone when their mother gave birth. For others,...
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Jul 9, 20212 min read
The Winds of Change
Knowing when to stop walking one path and move to another is a lifelong challenge for many of us. I persist with the belief that tireless...
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Jul 6, 20212 min read
Happy together
My first memory is a dog licking my face. Their warm, wet tongue, soft furry body and soulful eyes filled me with joy and wonder. I often...
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Jun 30, 20212 min read
"I'm here for you!" The World through a Dog's Heart
So I'm a dog and really enjoyed the article about the joys and sorrows of doing dog care. It warms my heart to see how much love is...
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Jun 28, 20212 min read
Love the one you're with
The owner opened the gate to our yard and the dog ran to greet him with great excitement. But he immediately ran back to me and looked up...
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Jun 17, 20211 min read
Time to restore the gods and goddesses
Traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii and met Mayumi Oda--a woman warrior who inspires me to keep going, doing what I can while I'm here...
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