So, it’s exactly a year to the date since I began my journey in search of … being. On reflecting back, I was operating on a hunch that being something must first start by … just being.
Modern culture, and certainly South Asian culture, is very demanding of an identity related to what one is going to grow [...]
Archive for May, 2009
In pursuit of being (something)
Posted in architecture, career, creativity, existential revelations, health, inspiration, life lessons, spirituality, tagged Dave Pollard, Finding the Sweet Spot on May 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Nature’s paradox : immortality ensures mortality
Posted in existential revelations, health, science, tagged Dr. Andrew Weil, Healthy Aging on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Saturday, I went garage-sale hopping in West Seattle – something I ordinarily wouldn’t do, but a community-wide initiative in an upscale neighborhood meant I could peek into beautifully designed homes, and gain a voyeuristic view of their odds-and-ends collections … punctuated by striking glimpses of the Puget Sound on a beautiful, sunny, Seattle-spring day. An odd [...]
Hormonal and Dysfunctional?
Posted in business, career, existential revelations, psychology, relationships, women's issues, tagged Blink, Malcolm Gladwell on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Throughout history, one of the reasons women have been considered “inferior” is the seeming irrationality in them, especially when they are actively “hormonal.” Women have been laughed at (and have learned to laugh at themselves) for this apparent weakness. Early medical understanding of afflictions such as migraines and hysteria (same etymology as “uterus”!) were blamed [...]
