The old myths and tales of Kali’s origin are quite fascinating. The stories all reveal a goddess, created to vanquish evil forces. Kali is the warrior women on the battlefield, slaying demons and stringing their heads on a necklace like they were mere mala beads. She takes our ideas of the word “goddess” to a...
Read More“Our only option right now is a C-section.” As I lay there in the hospital bed, this news hit me like a mad flurry of fists to the top of my skull. I felt my whole body (that is, the parts of it that hadn’t been medically numbed) tremble,...
Read MorePlease note the healthy dose of tongue-and-cheek in the words below, and curb your offense… There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t see some snotty article shared by one of my blissfully confident friends of long ago (about whom I still know copious amounts of information due to the...
Read MoreOn a rainy summer night in Utah, I saw my best friend for the first time in 10 years. Time seemed to melt away as soon as that long, overdue hug was finished. We talked for hours. The comfort and ease of conversing with someone who knows me so well, undoubtedly makes her...
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