smshige3Apr 14, 20171 minMy Elvis BluesWhen 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...
smshige3Apr 5, 20173 minBreaking the Silence of the NightFifty 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...
smshige3Apr 4, 20173 minThe Power of TwoReaders of this blog know that Ana Stenzel passed away September 2013 and has been living on in our hearts. But her passing is remembered...
smshige3Mar 8, 20173 minBlack and Asian: Blasian NarrativesSaturday night I went to an event called Blasian Narratives, featuring students from Stanford, including Whitney Francis, joining a group...
smshige3Feb 16, 20174 minThe 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...
smshige3Jan 4, 20171 minHeartful Community in KyotoSome people never change, which sometimes can be a good thing. Reunited in Kyoto with my friend from graduate student days, Nobuyuki...
smshige3Dec 14, 20162 minWhat 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...
smshige3Dec 8, 20161 minTiredTired And lonely, So tired The heart aches. Meltwater trickles Down the rocks, The fingers are numb, The knees tremble. It is now,...
smshige3Nov 17, 20161 minThese are the Times that Try Our SoulsThese are the times that try our souls. Each of us needs to undergo a tremendous philosophical and spiritual transformation. Each of us...
smshige3Nov 15, 20161 minHow 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...
smshige3Nov 10, 20161 minJoy and SorrowThe careful and honest articulation (rather than avoidance) of the ambiguities, uncertainties, and painful condition of everyday...
smshige3Nov 2, 20163 minLearning 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...
smshige3Oct 20, 20164 minThe 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...
smshige3Oct 19, 20162 min"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...
smshige3Oct 11, 20164 minWho 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,...
smshige3Oct 8, 20165 minSpiritual Activism of Grace Lee BoggsI met the then 98 year-old Grace Lee Boggs in spring 2013 when she visited Stanford. She was in a wheelchair and as I knelt beside her I...