As I waited to greet my sister arriving from DC, I couldn’t help but look around at the throng of people, and take in the scenery. I saw the exhilaration and sheer joy that comes with seeing loved ones, greet each other, after a long time. I saw … [Read more...]
The Heroes Journey
“We fight... for people who don’t like each other.” The Heroes Journey. Think about that for a second. Let that settle into your psyche. Want to honor our veterans? Let’s start by being kind to each other. To soften the rhetoric. To be mindful … [Read more...]
Celebrating Family
No more political ads for a while. Thank you Lord. We all can finally breathe a sigh of genuine relief to celebrate the end of the mud slinging season. On the plus side, one more Diwali is filed away in the memory books. The emotions of today … [Read more...]
Nostalgia
I spent most of today lost in my own head, not able to articulate why I felt the way I did. And then, at the end of the day, it hit home. I received a number of photographs from my childhood, that my brother discovered in an old box at home. Some of … [Read more...]