India: Defining karma + feeding cows

December 16, 2013
Karma is often described as destiny.  But that's not what it is. It's a Sanskrit word for "act, action or word." Karma is a cosmic law that teaches that each of our...
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15 Comments · Dogs, Soul School, Travel

India: Mosquitoes, malaria & talismans

December 7, 2013
It's rare that I take a vacation that pushes me so clearly past the boundaries of my comfort level. That's because vacations are supposed to be "fun" and for me, that...
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8 Comments · Soul School, Travel

India: Saying good night to Ganga-ji every night

November 30, 2013
Varanasi is a sacred place to Hindus—and the Ganges River is especially revered-- like a "mother."  Hindus worship four mothers: their natural mothers, Mother Cow,...
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6 Comments · Soul School, Travel

India: smiling, happy people

November 15, 2013
The Indian people we have encountered along this journey are some of the happiest, sweetest, nicest I’ve met in my travels, always smiling and wanting to help you. The...
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1 Comments · Soul School, Travel

Secret flagellation societies in northern New Mexico

November 13, 2013
Secret religious societies are a mystery to me. "Secret" as in those with rituals and memberships they don't disclose publicly. For example, I really don't "get" the...
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There’s a saint for everything, even procrastination

November 12, 2013
Ok, I'm sure he's not the real deal. But wouldn't it be nice if there was someone who could intervene and push us to do those things we keep putting...
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A neurotic shares her crutches

November 3, 2013
It seems like I went through life without a care in the world until my mother died in 1999, and when she did, her neuroses left her body and entered mine with a great...
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18 Comments · Blog, Soul School

This is my happy place

October 26, 2013
Maybe I'm a little tired of the pursuit of happiness. Do we really need to pursue it? That's what I want to know. Antidepressants, SSRIs, therapy--blah-blah blah. Hardly...
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6 Comments · Soul School

We could all use a little Zen

October 12, 2013
“Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.” ~Dalai Lama Boy, ain't that the...
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Pope Francis: a breath of fresh air for Catholicism

October 11, 2013
Veiled and dressed in white crinoline, my hands folded devoutly in front of me, I did the rituals of First Holy Communion and Confirmation just like every other good...
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