A young lady who is training to become an educator, spoke to me recently. She is wonderful, very smart, articulate and confided to having grown up in an environment bound by strong religious belief where no deviation from the stated tenets of their ‘Book’ was accepted or permitted. It is customary in their household to …
Live Like You Are Dying
Indian literature and movies are full of exquisite poetry of coquettish lovers trying to hold their beloved back and tarry a while. Any and all excuses are employed to prolong the ephemeral time together. That yearning to linger awhile, the clasping of fingers, a fleeting kiss and attempts at persuasion, even gentle admonition to not …
Where do you go to my lovely?
The Guardian columnist Marina Hyde writes in her column of June 13, “… this is what spending too much time on social media does to you! It makes you feel like you’re being productive, and important, and “not complicit” in whatever you’ve just farted out a couple of hundred characters on. …” Of course, she …
Music of the Heart
Talking Circles have roots in Indigenous traditions, particularly among First Nations people in North America. They are a valuable tool that encourages respectful communication for fostering dialogue, building community, and promoting healing. The circle shape itself symbolizes wholeness, connection, and the interconnectedness of all things. Last April, I had the good fortune to participate in …
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