by Rudri | Jul 11, 2016 | Everyday life, Inspiration, Life Lessons
We are in the middle of summer, swinging between activities and leisure time, while trying to navigate the dawn of tween behavior and momentum on a writing project. The pace of summer is usually one I enjoy, but the cadence this year offers its own set of challenges.... 
by Rudri | May 18, 2016 | Everyday life, Inspiration
In the last few years, I’ve adopted one constant mantra in my life: pay attention. Focusing my gaze outward is not only a place of solace, but of peace and sanctuary. One of my favorite meditative practices is walking outdoors, hugging my natural environment by... 
by Rudri | Oct 12, 2015 | Everyday life, Inspiration, Life Lessons
I had the pleasure of intersecting with Elizabeth Gilbert yesterday afternoon. As I’ve mentioned before, her latest book, Big Magic is a work which resonates on several levels. She’s a dynamic speaker and is incredibly raw and uninhibited when she talks... 
by Rudri | Sep 14, 2015 | Everyday life, Inspiration, Life Lessons
“Breathe in and out. For several seconds, try to clear your mind.” The meditation instructor whispered these sentences in a room filled with people yearning for quiet. I am in the middle of this space, legs crossed Indian style, attempting to find this mythical Zen... 
by Rudri | Sep 7, 2015 | Happiness, Inspiration, New Beginnings, Travel
Summer pulsed fast this past year. Our days didn’t compete with time, but we thrummed to a cadence which was our own. In the desert, mid-May marked the end of school and the start of a new season for us. Those first weeks, our daughter slept-in most mornings, a... 
by Rudri | Aug 20, 2015 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Memory
“Grace, then, is grace, – that is to say, it is sovereign, it is free, it is sure, it is unconditional, and it is everlasting.” ~ Alexander Whyte Grace is a complicated premise. I remember intersecting with the word as first grader. Standing in the middle of an...
Welcome! I am a lawyer turned freelance writer, essayist, and editor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal, The Sunlight Press, my essays and reported work have appeared in The Washington Post, The Lily, Saveur, Civil Eats, Brain, Child, ESPN and elsewhere. I am currently at work on a memoir on grief and culture and how it provides perspective on life’s ordinary graces. I invite you to appreciate the ordinary with me. I hope my daily practice of seeing the magic in the mundane helps you celebrate and find more of these moments in your life too. Read More