Letter from India

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Saturday, December 23, 2006

Stuff and stuff

This morning, I spent an hour cleaning my closet. There is so much stuff that I can't walk in my walk-in closet. I consolidated the things I don't use and put them in a box, and the things I want to give in anotehr box, and sorted out my other closets. I wonder why I have so much stuff? Is it... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Death of a Teacher

Three weeks ago, while traveling on business, I got news that my hypnotherapy teacher and mentor, Dr. Sunny Satin died. He was teaching a class on spirit release, and late in the afternoon felt breathless. He was rushed to the hospital, and died within the hour. Sunny's wife, Ann, was in Thailand... Sign in to see full entry.

Death of a friend

Yesterday, I got an email from my friend Barbara in New York, about a mutual friend Saralee, who had died on December 7, a day before my birthday. I met Saralee in 1981 at a UN meeting. She was working with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in Philadelphia. I was working in Washington... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 17, 2006

The Leaders Summit

I just returned from a trip to Lucknow, a town one-hour away from Delhi by air. I spent three days with 100 grassroots leaders from two of the poorest states in India - Bihar and Jharkand. It was a great experience. NGO workers, people's representatives, journalists, researchers - they all have been... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Water and Sanitation

Yesterday I concluded moderating a two day workshop on Water and Sanitation for 30 journalists in Asia. The workshop was organised by UN-Habitat, a small UN agency, focusing on issues of (you guessed it) habitat. Three years ago they designed a programme called Water for Asian Cities, in which they... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Hurry, rush, hurry, rush

I have not been able to Blog for 9 days. Its been so busy that it's killing me. All of a sudden, I have a great deal of work and all the assignments have come together. On Monday I returned after a 7 day trip in four states of India - by air, by road, by boat. I was traveling with a photographer... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

The beauty of winter

It's almost winter time in Delhi. A cold wind came down from the northern mountains a few days ago. The newspaper says it rained and hailed. Tere are photographs of people frolicking in the snow in the northern state of Kashmir. The sweaters, socks, shawls and duvets are out. After the hot summers,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

The Art of Losing

When I was in Kabul, my friend Linda loaned me a book, which had this in it. I copied it into my notebook and then into the computer. Seeing so many blogs on clutter, loss and further loss, I would like to share this with my Blogit friends. _______________________________________________________ The... Sign in to see full entry.

Coffee Anyone?

This was sent to me by a friend. I wanted to share it on Blogit. __________________________________________________ The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee W hen things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

A Morning Walk

On Monday Mahesh and I took a morning walk in Greenfields - the colony where our house is. It's interesting that we call the area we live in colonies. And, this is something my ancestors fought hard to get rid of. The colonialists, or the British Empire, which ruled India for 200 years. However,... Sign in to see full entry.

About this Blog

I started this blog in mid-March 2006 when I moved to Kabul, Afghanistan, for a four-month assignment. In mid-July I moved back to India, and am continuing the blog.

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