Archive for April, 2011

As the end of last October approached, I was rich with anticipation. I had my two-page, single space outline ready for my second NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) yearly event. My first NaNo experience in 2009 was rewarding and had taught me that if I sat on a chair long enough I could write more [...]

My husband and I were waiting for the arrival of Mokhta, our grandson, when we heard our daughter’s car stop in the front of the house. I opened the front door and saw Mokhta already out of the car looking up at the crabapple tree. He turned toward us and after a moment’s pause, started [...]

Lesson Learnt IV: The Devi Gita Out of the four scriptures we have read so far the Devi Gita, the Song of the Goddess, is comparatively difficult to understand. But underneath the rough surface of this ritualistic, repetitive, and somewhat esoteric oyster are hidden pearls of wisdom. The Devi’s teachings provide intellectual understanding and insight [...]