at night

 

 diwali gratitude

i am so grateful for...

1. our house on the hill that sparkled in the night

sky... full of light to symbolize what we were celebrating

2. a house full of lovely, like-minded, open-hearted

friends to share in the celebration.

3. all of the yummy dishes of food that we were blessed

with, especially since so many people go without

food on a daily basis (and being aware of this)

4. being able to celebrate a holiday that means

something to me deep down to my core...

to be aware of our "light within"

and that i get to do this for 4 more days!

5. candles, incense, nadachadi, tea, and the brisk fall air

6. the red string ceremony we had in the wee hours

and female energy filling the room

7. krishna, durga, ram, hanuman, ganesha, dhanvantari,

kali, gajendra, saraswati and lakshmi

8. Will, for being supportive of my love of all things Indian...

9. new friends + old friends = community

10. nursing a dessert hangover this morning

with some chai and knowing that as soon as i feel

hungry, there is still carrot cake in the fridge:)

11. doing mehndi again

12. trusting that the universe is unfolding perfectly

(although, i am continually working on that one)

namaste and happy diwali!!!!!!!