As Election Day approaches, there is an air of excitement everywhere.   I hear eager conversations - on the train, in coffee shops, at street corners - all about the better days ahead once Obama wins the presidency. After 8 years of...

       Yesterday, I was reading about a young entrepreneur who thought of his home as a sanctuary after a chaotic day at work. It made me look around (I’m not young nor am I an entrepreneur) at my own home. On a daily basis, I barely register what’s...

Sometimes this overwhelming longing for India takes over my consciousness. I can never seem to be able to put words to what I miss it. There's a certain something, a certain flavor and color to everyday life that I crave for. I have been away for about 2 years and a few months now. I longed to...

If the oceans come in the way The spirit will surge forth Winds and waves will be braved 'Cause even the ocean can be tamed And like birds Flying high Triumph will be that of the spirit And that of the heart's true and honest desire So fear not ye all For hope dwells in us...

Its only valleys that I see Out of the corner of my eye As I skid through life I see precarious cliffs Waiting to tip something over Or someone And through this all I smell the sweet grass Wet with the morning dew The tingling warmth Overwhelms I smell the freedom It's only a minute away I wait...