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US Vignettes

August 14th, 2010 · View Comments

–Lifeguards at the pool looking stereotypially stud-ish with sunglassed eyes.
–A black homeless drag queen, standing on the street talking to herself and begging for change.
–Kids with more toys than they could play with in three lifetimes.

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Tags: culture · travel

A rich life

July 26th, 2010 · View Comments

“How deeply you touch another life is how rich your life is.”–Sadhguru
I like this quote because it redefines wealth, which seems to be a primary concern of many. When I was growing up, I was spoiled by having the things I wanted, and I took them for granted. Yet, I also slowly realized that what [...]

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Tags: culture · empowerment · health & well-being · human development

Conquering kvetching

July 2nd, 2010 · View Comments

How appropriate that my Jewish mother sent me this. I thought it was hilarious & timely, since I’m coming to terms with certain issues related to the theme of kvetching.
I checked out her son’s article in HuffPost, Frame It With Gratitude:
“One way to describe your experience would be to say, ‘This is so annoying I [...]

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I’m spontaneously combusting, & caught between

June 11th, 2010 · View Comments

Yes, I have been known to complain about the heat here in Jaipur. But this post is about something more substantive. I have been diagnosed. With “aggravated Pitta.” Which means my fire levels are off the charts! My Ayurvedic doctor nearly got burned when he took my pulse.

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Tags: Sharings · culture · expat life · health & well-being · mobility

Sadhguru praises “the feminine,” wins over world’s women

June 7th, 2010 · View Comments

Sadhguru’s Huffington Post piece from last week, If the Feminine Ruled This Planet, Life Would Be About Living, really struck a chord with me. Firstly, a caveat:
When I say feminine, I am not talking about it in terms of male-female; I am talking about it in terms of masculine-feminine.
Yes, but women certainly are implicated. The [...]

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Tags: culture · economic development · empowerment · feminism · gender roles and division of labour · human development

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