"He Lives in You"
Happy birthday Dad. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, though I’ve often felt your presence. Maybe it's true like Mufasa tells...
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smshige3
- Jul 13, 2016
- 5 min
子供の弱さを受け入れる
サマーキャンプといえば果てしない楽しみが待っているもの、そう私は思っていた。二人の親友が行くというので、一緒に行きたくてたまらなかった私は、父に年齢を偽って参加できるようにしてくれと頼んだ。私は七歳だったが、八歳でなければ参加できなかったのだ。私の大胆さを気に入った父が申込...
smshige3
- Jul 4, 2016
- 3 min
初心者の心
初心者の心には多くの可能性があります。 鈴すず木き 俊しゅん隆りゅう『禅マインド ビギナーズ・マインド』 大学を出たばかりでまだ職にも就いていなかった私は、家賃を払うためにマサチューセッツ州ケンブリッジの公立学校の代講教員となった。都市部の公立学校で誰かのかわりに教えるとい...
smshige3
- Jun 13, 2016
- 2 min
スタンフォード大学マインドフルネス教室
６月３０日に新しい本「スタンフォード大学のマインドフルネス教室」が出版されることになりました。先行予約もできるので、ぜひご覧になっていただければ嬉しいです。 http://amzn.to/1swuTP9 内容紹介 意識・価値観を変えれば、あなたの能力はまだまだ伸びる! ...
smshige3
- May 19, 2016
- 3 min
The Many Shades of Yellow Face
A few nights ago I went to see Yellow Face, a production of David Henry Hwang at Stanford University. The play was inspiring and raised...
smshige3
- May 4, 2016
- 2 min
A Half Full Glass
A recent accident in which I fractured my hip and became temporarily disabled, reminded me of an essay I wrote several years ago...
smshige3
- Apr 19, 2016
- 6 min
"Grandma, what do YOU want to do?"
When we realized that my mother could no longer make the trip to Japan regularly as she had done for years we faced a tough decision...
smshige3
- Apr 5, 2016
- 4 min
Jordan's Journey of Vulnerability and Courage
"The kick is no good!" As the announcer's shocked voice was heard across the nation, Jordan Williamson's life was drastically altered....
smshige3
- Mar 18, 2016
- 2 min
"You don't look Irish!"
Last year I “came out” as Irish as part of a Mixed Irish Writers panel at the Crossroads Festival in San Francisco, along with Clare...
smshige3
- Mar 16, 2016
- 2 min
Healing Through Song
Our class became a healing musical circle as Jessica Anderson and Tyler Brooks invited us into a space where we came together in song and...
smshige3
- Mar 10, 2016
- 5 min
Spring Breezes Freshen Northern Japan
When I visited the areas in northeastern Japan devastated by the deadly tsunami that swept away so many lives on March 11, 2011, I met a...
smshige3
- Mar 8, 2016
- 2 min
Keep your feet on the ground, doing first things first
"This is an invitation to make your life more a journey of self-discovery. It asks you: How do you approach your life? Do you create...
smshige3
- Mar 7, 2016
- 1 min
Mindful Gratitude to Start the Day 尊い人生
A few years ago, Tenzin Seldon, a Stanford student from Dharamsala, gave me this scroll and since then I start my day by reading it. The...
smshige3
- Mar 6, 2016
- 1 min
Try something different
Rumi You and I have spoken all these words. But for the way we have to go, words are no preparation. There's no getting ready other than...
smshige3
- Feb 22, 2016
- 3 min
All That Remains is Gratitude: Remembering Grandma, One year later
Today is the Isshuuki, Japanese for the first anniversary of my grandmother’s passing at 111, or 113, as the Buddhist priest declared...
smshige3
- Feb 19, 2016
- 4 min
Vulnerability and Courage: Shikata ga Nai
How do we act when life gives us a situation that we feel is beyond our control? Humans repeatedly are forced to deal with such...
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