Choosing to not live with hate
In the play Blue Lotus, written by Elaine Lai, I was the Old Man, a temporary emanation of the Awakened One, in an utterly ordinary form....
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- Nov 5, 2021
- 1 min
Blue Lotus
Making my acting debut tomorrow in Blue Lotus, an audio play written and directed by Elaine Lai with co-direction and sound design by...
smshige3
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
As good as it gets!
When I received the news that my book had reached a fourth printing I thought I’d find a happy photo of the time when it had first been...
smshige3
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
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...
smshige3
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
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...
smshige3
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
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...
smshige3
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
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...
smshige3
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
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...
smshige3
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
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...
smshige3
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
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...
smshige3
- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
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,...
smshige3
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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...
smshige3
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
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,...
smshige3
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
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...
smshige3
- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
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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