by Rudri | Dec 31, 2017 | Life Lessons
by Rudri | Feb 12, 2017 | Everyday life, Life Lessons
If I confessed my struggles would you believe me? Since the advent of social media, we are conditioned to believe the happy tributes, the joyous white-toothed smiles and all the sparkle as our fingers scroll across our phones and view various statuses through our... 
by Rudri | Feb 8, 2017 | Life Lessons
For years, I avoided looking out the window of an airplane. The minute I landed in my seat, I slid the crème shutter down to its roots, masking the slightest sliver of the window pane. I thought this simple act could protect me from the unexpected. I dipped into... 
by Rudri | Dec 13, 2016 | Everyday life, Life Lessons
December offers the chance to recount and reminisce what has transpired in the string of months in a given year. I love how Instagram allows you to collage your nine “favorite” photographs in one place (if you’re interested in knowing what made your... 
by Rudri | Dec 5, 2016 | Everyday life, Life Lessons
In the last few months, Mary Oliver’s words, “Attention is the beginning of devotion” play in surround-sound in my head. I’ve talked in-depth about paying attention, looking at the sky, finding the pulse of the sun’s rays, scouring the... 
by Rudri | Nov 28, 2016 | Life Lessons, Word of the Year
In January I chose pause as my word of the year. I found the meaning mindful – the act of stopping for a few seconds, a minute or even a day to add a slow tempo to my words or actions. Pausing creates a purposeful way of thinking or acting – the assumption...
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