Mothers and Daughters
"Mothers of daughters are daughters of mothers and have remained so, in circles joined to circles, since time began." (S.Hammer) Happy...
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smshige3
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
My VUCA World
Perhaps you’ve heard VUCA as a way of describing today’s world—Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. The idea originates from the...
smshige3
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min
Hello Grandmother
I woke up and looked at the clock—2:22. A little early, but fitting, as it was 2/22/22. Grandmother died on this day seven years ago at...
smshige3
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
Remember—“We too, are America"
February 19, Remembrance Day, was a good day to remember. 忘 is the kanji for “forget”—the top part 亡 is death and the bottom 心 is...
smshige3
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
The Art of Living and Dying
THE ART OF LIVING & DYING: Lessons from a 111 year-old Japanese grandmother - My session is at 12pm PT, February 18. Free registration:...
smshige3
- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
Learning from Elders
Before my friend gave a guest lecture to my class, we realized that he had a half century of work experience in the helping professions...
smshige3
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
“It’s all about ME!”
Occasionally I’m asked to be on a stage under bright lights with a microphone facing an audience staring and maybe listening. Before I go...
smshige3
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
Good-bye Body! I am more than just you
My friend just lost a precious body part. She writes that she grieves the loss of something so wonderful and vitalizing. Isa is a master...
smshige3
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
“You’ve come a long way, baby!”
98 years, what a miracle! Not many people get to celebrate so many birthdays. A rebellious Tokyo girl who survived war, sexual and racial...
smshige3
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
When a child is born
There was a huge earthquake just before our son was born but all our attention was on him. He needed to get out of the womb and begin...
smshige3
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
It's my birthday
It’s my birthday. WHOOPEE! Another year older. OH BOY! One step closer to the grave. CAN'T WAIT! Yeah, the thrill is gone. Just can’t...
smshige3
- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
Re-member
Re-member— to put ourselves back together after being torn apart by life. Remember your lost loves with a poem. Make rituals and special...
smshige3
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
“Until it’s time for you to go”
She jumped on the bed and licked my face. Was I in heaven? Or was I dreaming? Neither, I soon realized. I was awake and the dog was...
smshige3
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
Asking for blessings
When people who have met for the first time or anticipate some future connection, the ritual ending in Japanese is, Yoroshiku onegai...
smshige3
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Trees of the Temple
The trees in the temple garden were scarred and yet still growing. Some had been split in half, burned, or shattered. But the wounds had...
smshige3
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
How can you mend a broken heart?
"How can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from falling down? How can you stop the sun from shining? What makes the...
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