RealPrimalConnection

As an adult learning to play the violin, there are many insights that I can draw from my learning which apply directly to life and living. ...

I just put down the book  "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Tolstoy. The story explores the torment of a dying man who frittered ...

I feel that every one must cultivate at least one hobby, one pure pursuit to devote oneself to in our spare time. Be it art, music, science...

No other culture in the world lays as much emphasis on creativity as Hinduism. Creativity and worship are so entwined that there is no way ...

Think, feel and write The daily demands on us leaves very little time for creative solitude. I long for quiet interludes to spend some ...

The flame of life My husband's grandmother passed away a few days ago at the ripe old age of 95years. She was a matriarch who ruled...

Red Road The Red Road is a personal journey through life that one must walk alone. It is the good road of balance and harmony. A road ...

In the innumerable interactions with people during the course of life only a few leave a lasting impression on us. The ones that do are men...

Simplicity of the Amish, Quakers and Shakers The ongoing journey of simplifying my life has involved shedding excesses in all aspects o...

This picture gives me great hope. No matter how much concrete we dump, life will still find an opening. The elements of nature are const...

After the long, cold, dark and quiet winter months, what a delight it is to hear the first honking of the Canadian geese way up in the sky ...

Today leisure is sadly equated to laziness. We are hell bent on eliminating leisure entirely from our lives and that of our children too. ...

The quest for a meaningful life will inevitably lead us away from the material, drawing us more and more towards the intangible treasures o...

The trees .. I have gotten to know them well over the last few years ... the ashes, aspens, birches, beeches, oaks, maples, walnut, hemloc...

Bentley's words contain some profound messages for all of us. He studied the science behind snowflakes and that lead him to a deeper un...

The same goose making her nest this year Every April through September we get the great opportunity of watching the Canadian Geese go t...

My mother wrote down a few Bhagavad Gita verses and their meaning for me on a sheet of paper when she came visiting a few years ago. I am s...

I was in awe of the rural women I met this time. Their bodies were fit and agile with not an ounce of extra flesh. They had busy lives cook...

This is a melodious and touching song from the malayalam movie Sthithi. A song for every ordinary married couple who have ...

Another wonderful year has passed and as I wished at the beginning of last year, I yielded ever so slightly to all the strange pulls and t...