A surrender box is a tool to let go of our burdens so the universe can take care of them for us. There are times when our minds become too full. Our to-do lists, worries, plans, and dreams may be so crowded together in our heads th…
Sitting at my window, watching the cutters trim the trees in the garden, I think about what I am going to share with the world. Introspection gives rise to so many feelings that are kept under wraps. The words that rise to the s…
So its that time of the year again. Resolution time! I can see all the heads going-Oh no! Not one of those sermons on what to do and what not to do. But I can be gentle and smart and still say a lot of things that necessarily won’t…
The rains are finally here and the mood is hugely benevolent. A holistic holiday has pretty much put me there. Life looks abundant, people -almost humane and the mind slips easily into the unknown, searching for ways to be h…
Prayer is a subtle creative energy that helps us connect with a greater power. All of us, at least the ones who do pray, use it in the best ways that we know how. I think, thoughts that are oft repeated, gather tremendous streng…
Being the kind of person I am, someone who wears time on her sleeve and her conscience, I have been terrified of the way I have started being late for happenings without a jab of guilt. Old age or is it merely a lax attitude?…
I asked a dear friend if she could promise me her friendship forever. She said -‘Promises are so easily made. Keeping them usually proves the more difficult’.  I pondered for a while and came to the conclusion that whe…
I have always maintained that walking has its myriad benefits. As strong as the sun shone, and the rigors of summer continued, I kept trudging on in my efforts to get some semblance of discipline in my mornings. The blue skie…
As my father turned 81 this summer, I looked at the man he had become. His stance belied his age. But his feeble gait quietly giving way to the little secret. His hurried breath, while he took one step too many, his need to spend…