This past week while watching our sons play soccer, a few other mothers and I were discussing our summer travel plans. A trip to Italy. Travel to San Francisco. A vacation on Long Island. And so on and so forth. I shared how one of my plans was to attend a yearly retreat with my…
This past month marked my parents’ 52nd wedding anniversary. This is quite a milestone, for sure! I wonder if many of you reading this are curious about the secret of the success of their marriage. Well, I can confidently tell you that it would not be common tastes or preference because my mom and dad…
This past week I felt inspired to re-watch a movie that is one of my all-time favorite Bollywood romantic comedy/drama movies- Jab We Met (When We Met). Since I am a hopeless romantic, I have seen it about a half dozen times. ? Jab We Met is the perfect movie when you just want to…
“My name is Shanti, and shanti means inner peace, but I don’t know where my peace has gone!” These were the words my mom expressed to one of our family’s earliest spiritual teachers. At that time, she was in her mid-40s, and negotiating some medical challenges. She was also grieving the loss of Mataji*- her…
I usually don’t write to you during the week. But earlier this week, I learned that my beloved friend and teacher Reverend Maria Felipe just got engaged. Well, I just had to share this wonderful news with each of you! If you have been following my posts for some time, you know that I love…