She called the filming experience "life-changing." "To be feeling, learning, and growing so much at such a disarming speed… to feel so much love around me, to begin each day before the sun is up and to end after it sets… to hold my brilliant twin flame / sister Cynthia’s beautif...
The event which was organized by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) of the Indian High Commission June 18, 20231 min read Tamil Buddhism in Sri Lanka: A study in historical expedience “Both groups argue with an agenda to promote the claims of their side." ...
Popular Indian Movies Giving Des Plaines Theatre New LifeThe Des Plaines Theatre had a full house, nearly 600 people, last Saturday night for the first...Boykin, Ames
Kids who are changing their world. Kids these days. Seems they spend most of their time with their noses pointed at their phones or their eyeballs frantically moving to the flashes of video games. It’s easy to be a bit pessimistic about the future. But if you look closely, there are ...
Two other wats of note, though there are several characterful ones you will stumble across in the changing light, areWat Sisaket– one of the oldest structures and home to many small silver Buddha images – andWat Simuang. This is where I met Wallee, from the USA, middle-aged, shaven...
It’s an“Indian Head” penny, dated 1899! When I saw it, my history-loving, American-girl-obsessed, authentic-costume-wearing-period-interpreter-in-high-school-self almost exploded. It’s justSO COOL!And now, it graces stairs fitting its historic cool-factor. And that makes me happy. ...
young woman and travelled halfway around the world to California for what was probably an ill-advised adventure. But not only did I have a life-changing experience there, I made three lifelong friends. I learned that the world was bigger than my little corner of it, and I wanted more. ...
Quain notices he is changing, from a sensitive young man to a news hound who doesn’t care about the people he reports on: “Everything in life now I see from the point of view of ‘copy’…even at the funeral [his aunt], as I stood over the grave, and watched them lower the ...
What I have been doing is changing my life one step at a time. I am changing, even though it’s at a pretzel logic pace. We don’t buy snacks like chips and cookies and junk food anymore. To compromise, I do make homemade banana bread and pineapple smoothies. I don’t walk a ma...
This discovery reminds me of the passion I have for watching the miracle of this ultimate life-changing event. God does amazing things in our gardens. A few years ago, I wrote a fun blurb about how to do butterfly farming with your kids. Maybe it will inspire you. Here’s a link:...