It's something about the human condition that allows us to face the same soul turmoil and end up at vastly different remedies or responses. Listening to one of my favorite songs this morning, I began to lend my time to this phenomenon. Some of us know from the time we were tots what we are called to be this side of eternity, yet many of us live oblivious to this for most of our adult lives.
Read MoreWhen I walk into a room heads turn, literally. However, this was not the core reason for deciding to spend my first summer of grad school in India. Curry, a rich culture, sages, social entrepreneurship and Jamsetji Tata are some of the real reasons I chose India.
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Yesterday I celebrated my birthday with mixed feelings. Coming up to the date, I was excited to celebrate another year but the closer I got to the 29th, a sort of fear mixed with disappointment took over.
Read MoreThis statement has been a resting place and assurance during my seasons of uncertainty and doubt. Many times we are consumed with the trying to get to the end of a journey or a process that we miss the sweetest part, the "in the between part". On a tomb stone the dates lived is normally represented with the date of birth and the date on which the person past, with the a "-" to represent the life (the time) that individual has lived.
Read MoreWe know the word "disenfranchisement" to mean the following:
"to prevent a person or group of people from having the right to vote".
Today as I used this word deprivation is still at its core but not in the manner relating to the ability to vote. The disenfranchisement that I speaking of today is the loss or deprived right of enjoying childhood.
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