“The blue was gathered in her hand, and she could feel it quiver, as if it had been given breath and was beginning to live.” —Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue  In Ayurveda, we describe the universe in terms of qualities—or gunas—of which there are twenty. Theseread more

I have a thing about being late. The thing is: I hate it. I have about a 5-minute patience window for lateness on others’ parts—I realize that some things are really out of our control, like public transportation—but an even narrower window for myself. I’ve calculated toread more