Black Friday Woes

Ooh it’s Black Friday, Yay.   1. A.K.A Day of Consumerism, coined from America’s day-after-Thanksgiving 2. The point in the year when retailers turn a profit, going from being “in the red” to being “in the black”. – I still don’t get the black part. Unless you own a multi-million dollar store, it’s not you…

The Real Life Goddess

Aspects of the Hindu forms of God sometimes appear with many hands. Especially the Goddess forms. Simply, it’s symbolic of her power, strength, abilities, and dynamism. And she still looks so calm. I’ve noticed that women are able to do this very naturally. This image is certainly not saying what a woman should do, in…

10 Lines on Love

The beautiful thing we call love is shrouded in ego and desire – the hope of advantage, a cycle of craving and demand, and when the demand is not satisfied, the love comes to an end. This brings suffering, disappointment and disillusion. And then you hear people say, “I never want to date again”. This…

Women’s Equality Day

Today we celebrate women’s equality day! Wohoo!! Okay but really, I often ask myself, should we be celebrating? What is with celebrating by having a spa day, demanding flowers and special treatment “because it’s women’s day”. I’m not saying this is wrong. All I’m saying is, really look at WHY this day exists. It’s not a…