If Dogs Run Free
If dogs run free, then what must be Must be, and that is all True love can make a blade of grass Stand up straight and tall In harmony...
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- Jan 15
- 1 min
Expanding Our Circles of Compassion on MLK Day
Join us for a contemplative moment on this special day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. We'll reflect on how he crossed borders of race,...
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- Jan 13
- 1 min
Birthday Tanka
Well, it's my birthday When I emerged from the womb On an adventure Seeking love, truth, and beauty And finding them all around (Tanka is...
smshige3
- Jan 11
- 1 min
Wellbeing in Japanese corporations
Nikkei Business reported (Jan 6) on the growing emphasis on sustainability and wellbeing in corporate management in Japan. I see this in...
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- Jan 6
- 1 min
"Time to get going!"
Struggling to get back to work after the holidays. Questioning the meaning in what I do. In moments like this I turn to my ancestors....
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- Jan 3
- 1 min
Just the glow remains
Holidays over They were here and now they're gone Just the glow remains Holidays are a time we take a break from the life we've been...
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- Dec 24, 2022
- 1 min
So this is Christmas
So this is Christmas War's not over, just begun Can we still have fun? Writing haiku from the Lennon/Ono Christmas song, War is Over,...
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- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
もっと愛せるようになるYou learn to love more
A foundation of my work is the transformative power of experiencing vulnerability. It's simply openness and willingness to be affected by...
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- Nov 24, 2022
- 1 min
Thanksgiving Haiku
So y'all givin' thanks That's cool, I'm with you on that Just missin' stuff too Sure, it's good to be grateful. But I'm grieving too for...
smshige3
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
Look what I can do!
Making something new Lights a flame inside of you Look what I can do! In this haiku I wanted to capture the joy that appears on my face...
smshige3
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
You are everywhere
For Sweet Duke on the anniversary of his leaving I don't want to live If living is without you If you're not with me Your beauty I can't...
smshige3
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
Morning Haiku
Time to get going Walking on the earth is hard Can you walk with me?
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- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Leadership and Mental Wellness
On the day we met we learned that 240,000 children in Japan don't go to school. Youth have lost their dreams and courage to pursue their...
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- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
Life and Death as Viewed from Space
"The beauty isn't out there, it's down here, with all of us and Mother Earth." When 90 year old Star Trek actor William Shatner finally...
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- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
Shimmering, standing at the edge
Through the wonders of technology, Roshi Joan Halifax brought the beautiful gift of her presence to Wisdom 2.0 in Tokyo all the way from...
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- Oct 18, 2022
- 1 min
Wisdom 2.0 in Tokyo
"The inner world changes the outer world." "What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power,...
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