by Rudri | Jun 7, 2013 | Everyday life, Success
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with... by Rudri | Feb 25, 2013 | Children, Everyday life, Life Lessons, Stillness, Success
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. ~Socrates How many times do we utter the word, busy? By injecting into almost every conversation, does “busy” really mean anything? Do our ironclad vows to busy prevent us from cultivating simplicity? In the last... by Rudri | Oct 3, 2012 | Blogging, Success
Today marks the three-year blogoversary of my time in this space. Almost three hundred posts later, I ponder what this blog means to me. I started this blog in an effort to deal with my father’s passing. When he passed, a large part of me couldn’t fathom a... by Rudri | Aug 6, 2012 | Everyday life, Inspiration, Success
It is a familiar scene. Stale coffee, high-pitched voices and low whispers try to find a home among the puke yellow painted walls. There are people everywhere trying too hard to mask what they are feeling. I overhear a couple of voices as I go up to the hospital... by Rudri | May 2, 2012 | Life Lessons, Memory, New Beginnings, Success
My fingers shook, the palms of my hand screamed sweat and anxiety. I cursed the dial-up modem of my computer. My mom was standing over my shoulder wondering what the digital screen would reveal. “Ugh, so slow. Not now. I can’t wait much longer.” I... by Rudri | Jul 20, 2011 | Everyday life, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Success
“And while it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfillment in being ordinary. For the joys that last have little relationship to achievement, to standing one step higher on the victory platform. What is the adventure...
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