The Power of Procrastination and the Art of Avoidance

The Power of Procrastination and the Art of Avoidance

Yesterday morning I ran a bunch of errands that I had been putting off for various periods of time. This included- booking my lawn mower for repairs (several days), dropping off some old clothes to good will (several months) and booking a mini bulldozer to move some...

One life, Many Lifetimes

“India is a land that lives in many centuries, and all at the same time.” This was part of the opening speech at the latest Jaipur Literature Festival that I was blessed to attend and when I heard these words I could not help but agree. In one sentence it summed up...

Call to prayer, call to me…

Where I stay in Jaipur I am circled by three mosques, or masjids as they are called here. Five times a day they call out to the faithful. They begin my day just before sunrise, and ahead of the day’s symphony of traffic noise. They close off my day as the sun fades...
Compassion

Compassion

Self reflection has been one of my most valuable tools as seek to expand my enlightenment. (Yes, I am enlightened. I got sick of waiting…but more about that another time.) For me this inward reflection has gone hand in hand with awareness. Awareness has been all...