by Kelley Amrein | Jan 7, 2018 | Ganges River, India 2015, Meditation, Refelction, Travel, Travel in India, Uncategorized
A white stone. I saw it from the corner of my eye and heard its silent call. My hand reached, then I hesitated. Was I allowed to pick up these stones that littered the riverbed? I stretched my arm overhead, a camouflage maneuver, as I glanced at the others in my...
by Kelley Amrein | Apr 3, 2015 | Bangalore, India, India 2015, Newsletter, Palaces in India, Personal writing, Refelction, Spirit Guided Journeys, Spiritual Retreat, Temples, The Lalitha Mahal, Things to see in India, Travel, Travel in India
It is vast, the country of India. So many places to see, things to do, people to meet, that planning a trip there may seem daunting – but it doesn’t have to be if you join me in October for a journey to southern India. For four years Bangalore, in southern...
by Kelley Amrein | Feb 5, 2015 | My Real Work, Personal writing, Refelction
A poem by Wendell Berry was presented as a writing prompt at a class I attended recently. The instructor asked us to choose what spoke to us, whether a line from the work, the whole work, any part or just the idea of the work, and then write for ten minutes. I...