smshige3Jun 26, 20202 minHappy birthday GraceI trust that you’re in a better place. If you were here you would be filled with grief and rage. You who spent so much of your life...
smshige3Jun 21, 20204 minThe day I quit boxingDad said that the Boy’s Club would be a good place to toughen up because it was full of all kinds of kids from different neighborhoods....
smshige3Jun 16, 20201 minGrieving While BlackWe feel the joy of mentoring when your student becomes the teacher, writing a book that we need to read now. Breeshia Wade's, Grieving...
smshige3Jun 12, 20201 minLoving Day!On June 12th, 1967, in Loving vs. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down anti-miscegenation laws that were still active in 16...
smshige3Jun 10, 20201 minCompassion from Shared VulnerabilityIn this catastrophic crisis of world collapse and shared vulnerability, an explosion of grief and rage has brought so many people to rise...
smshige3Jun 3, 20201 minTransforming through 3 Vital ConnectionsAt this volatile moment of grief and rage I believe that we need to renew our faith that compassion--uniting in suffering--will give us...
smshige3Jun 2, 20201 minContemplative Practice and Social Activism with Kamilah MajiedWorkshop: Wednesday, June 3rd at 2:00 PM via ZOOM Please RSVP below and the Zoom link will be sent the day-of. As part of our Healing...
smshige3May 26, 20201 minThe Compton CowboysWhere can a black man find a safe place? For the Compton Cowboys, their ranch is a place for staying alive and eradicating stereotypes....
smshige3May 19, 20201 minYes, you too can meditate!Confined to our homes, we dream of being in beautiful places. A peaceful garden like the one in Kenchoji in Kamakura, Japan, is a...
smshige3May 13, 20201 minTEDxTokyo: Transforming Yourself with 3 Vital ConnectionsSurviving a devastating fire and becoming homeless ignited Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu on a journey of personal transformation and lifework...
smshige3May 6, 20201 minMastery and Mystery, 7pm PTAs we struggle with the strange and apocalyptic realities today of the global pandemic, we engage in the struggle and tension between...
smshige3May 4, 20201 minWhat is “Confinement” with COVID-19?How are we dealing with “confinement”? What fears and worries come up? How does our past family experiences as Japanese Americans inform...
smshige3Apr 28, 20201 minThe Master's True Burden: A Lesson From Star Wars“We are what they grow beyond, that is the true burden of all masters.” In the Last Jedi Star Wars film, Master Yoda teaches Luke...
smshige3Apr 21, 20203 minWhat are you willing to live for? The courage to beHave you ever asked yourself the question, “What am I willing to die for?” It expresses the will to do something so extremely that one is...
smshige3Apr 19, 20202 minRemembering their CourageSome people, understandably frustrated and anxious by restraints on their behavior imposed by the state, are comparing themselves with...
smshige3Apr 16, 20202 minFires and PandemicsOn April 11 1978, I was one of 24 people made homeless by a fire that devoured our apartment building, forcing me to escape through the...