I am grateful for...

The 'gratitude / being' game was one of the few really beautiful games that we played with my four-year old nephew Sanat. We would take turns and say "I am grateful for... / I'd like to be a...." anything we wanted.

After some expected ones like the sun, flowers, amma, water, food, fall colours ... some unexpected ones like the spoon, socks, sleep, Ms. Strotter (his favourite teacher), the painting... some silly ones like the belly button, Sanat said "I am grateful for myself". None of us had thought of that!

The game taught me how powerful and wonderful it is to express gratitude; a state of acceptance and harmony.

Dance Wildly!

I used to dance quite a bit during my time in the States. The wild kind of dance, where there is just the music, the rhythm, the aromas, me and the universe. And sometimes, a dance partner who can seamlessly merge with my being that moment.

With or without external sources of intoxication, it was always one of my most blissful experiences.

It took a flight back to the States to dance again with my four-year-old nephew Sanat to rediscover that joy after years! It felt like getting in touch with a part of me that had been longing to express itself for a long time.

Instead of the stupid seed acts, sez acts and water privatisation acts, I think we should work towards a ‘must-dance-everyday-wildly’ act in India! What do you think?