[Adaptated into an essay in my book Thrive! Falling in Love with Life, published Nov 1, 2011.] After a significant hiatus from writing, perhaps the best excuse I can offer is that … “I was traveling.” Some literally, some metaphorically, for what is life but a journey? On that note, I have observed that most people, [...]
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Tourist or Traveler?
Posted in business, career, creativity, existential revelations, health, life lessons, new cultures, spirituality, travel, tagged Finding our true home, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thrive! Falling in Love with Life on December 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Cruising on the road of life
Posted in consciousness, creativity, existential revelations, inspiration, spirituality, travel, tagged Thrive! Falling in Love with Life on June 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
[Adaptated into an essay in my book Thrive! Falling in Love with Life, published Nov 1, 2011.] Exactly three years ago, in late June 2006, my childhood best friend Amrita came to visit me in Seattle from New Delhi. It was her first visit to the United States, and we had talked about it for years [...]
Jesus Never Fails
Posted in business, career, childhood memories, creativity, existential revelations, inspiration, politics, relationships, spirituality, transculturalism, travel, tagged Roger Martin, The Opposable Mind on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Long international flights, like the ones I just did from Seattle to London and back, are great times to nap, watch movies, read a book … and well, for me, often ponder important thoughts. This time, besides making considerable headway on Roger Martin’s Opposable Mind: Winning Through Integrative Thinking, and watching 3 movies, I thought [...]
Rowing in Tandem
Posted in life lessons, relationships, travel, tagged Craig Lambert, Mind over Water on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the summer of 2008, my boyfriend and I were in Halibut cove, a tiny island of about 100 residents off the fishing town of Homer. In the late afternoon, our hosts took us out on the beautiful still water in the cove, in kayaks. Both of us had minimal previous experience in kayaking, and I [...]
