Chandrika, thanks a lot for keeping it real. I identify with you in so many different ways and as you I have started a self-care journey while being a mom. I love your recipe.
This sound very much like the basic dhal I make when I'm in a hurry. :-) In more serious matters, though, I'm so sorry your pandemic has been so hard and gone on for so long. This post documents so well how women are acculturated to feel as mothers, and how unsustainable that model really is.
You are awesome. Don't forget that! Life can be hard, but I'm sending you strength and positive vibes to push through. Take time for yourself when you need it, and try to keep the faith that everything will work out. All my best.
Look at that tomato! So beautiful. Thank you for sharing your incredibly relatable experience in chapter 1 million of the pandemic. Just this week I’ve been listening to some music from my college years and found it healing to listen to Tori Amos’ song “Crucify.” This song helped my mom/sister/daughter/friend/employee guilt more than anything else I’ve tried lately!
This is so timely—I started a project at my church to give everyone a chance to tell their stories from the pandemic. I talk about self-care when I start each session—you know, the speech about placing your oxygen mask first before helping others (like your children)? A woman told her story this week about how angry she is—at the virus, with people who won’t wear a mask, at her sister who died last month without a chance for friends to say goodbye. And then she said that she hadn’t identified her feeling of anger until she shared her story. Telling our stories helps us process and name our feelings, as you have done in this beautiful post. Thanks for posting the pics of your camp out—it brought back wonderful memories of camping in the Omanian desert where we first met you. And BTW, we finished our 4th meal last night from your Green Pea Masala recipe. Husband Harry will not eat coconut and I won’t tell him I puréed coconut for that recipe since he loved the dish!
Chandrika, thanks a lot for keeping it real. I identify with you in so many different ways and as you I have started a self-care journey while being a mom. I love your recipe.
This sound very much like the basic dhal I make when I'm in a hurry. :-) In more serious matters, though, I'm so sorry your pandemic has been so hard and gone on for so long. This post documents so well how women are acculturated to feel as mothers, and how unsustainable that model really is.
Hey, Chandrika. I DID IT!!! I followed your recipe for the Dhal and it worked!! It was great!! You rock girl. Larry loved it too. :)
I love this and I love your dhal (I remember it so fondly).
You are awesome. Don't forget that! Life can be hard, but I'm sending you strength and positive vibes to push through. Take time for yourself when you need it, and try to keep the faith that everything will work out. All my best.
Look at that tomato! So beautiful. Thank you for sharing your incredibly relatable experience in chapter 1 million of the pandemic. Just this week I’ve been listening to some music from my college years and found it healing to listen to Tori Amos’ song “Crucify.” This song helped my mom/sister/daughter/friend/employee guilt more than anything else I’ve tried lately!
This is so timely—I started a project at my church to give everyone a chance to tell their stories from the pandemic. I talk about self-care when I start each session—you know, the speech about placing your oxygen mask first before helping others (like your children)? A woman told her story this week about how angry she is—at the virus, with people who won’t wear a mask, at her sister who died last month without a chance for friends to say goodbye. And then she said that she hadn’t identified her feeling of anger until she shared her story. Telling our stories helps us process and name our feelings, as you have done in this beautiful post. Thanks for posting the pics of your camp out—it brought back wonderful memories of camping in the Omanian desert where we first met you. And BTW, we finished our 4th meal last night from your Green Pea Masala recipe. Husband Harry will not eat coconut and I won’t tell him I puréed coconut for that recipe since he loved the dish!