by Rudri | Feb 27, 2019 | Word of the Year
Yes, I am late. I typically post my word of the year in early January. In the past I have chosen the following words: gratitude and compassion. Last year I chose mindful. As a part of my quest to feel present in my moments, I made a commitment to meditate daily. The... 
by Rudri | Jan 2, 2018 | Word of the Year
I don’t believe in resolutions. In my twenties and thirties, I wrote down a typical list of generalized goals I wanted to accomplish during a given year. Within a few weeks, I abandoned these resolutions and it only fueled a sense of not being good... 
by Rudri | Jan 2, 2017 | Word of the Year
Instead of resolutions, I’ve opted to select a word of the year. By settling on a single theme, I stay on track and excavate how one word carves out depth in my life. My past word of the years include compassion, gratitude, laughter and quiet. In 2016, I wrote... 
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... 
by Rudri | Jan 5, 2016 | Life Lessons, Word of the Year
“A pause is a suspension of activity, a time of temporary disengagement when we are no longer moving toward any goal. . . . The pause can occur in the midst of almost any activity and can last for an instant, for hours or for seasons of our life. . . . We may pause in...
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