• Atman

    The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self (hence generally translated into English as 'Self') beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence.
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    i think i’m the new white trash neighbor

    Monday, March 30th, 2009

    On Wednesday night, I came around the curve in my street and noticed someone in my driveway, fiddling around with our trash cans.  It took me a second to realize that he was MOVING them to BLOCK THE DRIVEWAY.  One side of our circular was already blocked, and he was dragging the second can over [...]

    questioning

    Friday, March 27th, 2009

    When I went from having one kid to two kids, all of a sudden only having one kid seemed like a breeze.  What was I thinking when I thought one baby was hard?  When I was pregnant, Alex spent a lot of energy pushing me, and as huge and tired as I was I didn’t have [...]

    beauty is…

    Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

    Tonight after her bath, I made the mistake of holding Emily Kate right up next to my face and looking in the mirror. Aaacckk! (you know, Cathy-style) is the first thing that came to mind. Because I’m in the stage of pregnancy right now that I almost forgot about – the pretty-pretty-pregnancy-horomones-are-leaving-you stage.  The exact [...]

    pathetic, but this is what we call a snowstorm

    Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

    This is what passes for a snowstorm that will close school for TWO DAYS round these parts.  After Alex’s last foray into the snow at my parent’s house when SOMEONE tossed icy snow that happened to hit him in the eye, it took some convincing to get the snowpants on. See the snow angel?  No?  I [...]

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