Monthly Mood: Four Years Of Gifts

Days soaking in intense growth and pure magic. Being gentle with myself when I feel tender. My trip celebrates her fourth birthday. My unaltered hair turns 15-months-old. Monthly Mood: The Universe Loves Me life is a gift. you have not deserved it in the first place. it is not your right. it has been given… Read More

Monthly Moods: From Lost To Ground

i have culture shock when i read my posts even though i lived those events—me, Day 1,378, WhatsApp chat Monthly Moods: From Lost To Ground Yet another month of working on myself and not letting life pass me by becomes two. I present a double monthly update. Cheers to new discoveries in already twice-lived places,… Read More

Monthly Mood: ’Tis The Season

To feast at weddings, rub charas, and be festive with the Hindu gods. Monthly Mood: ’Tis The Season New content… new About page old about page made into a post: About Vivian Alive TBT: Diwali Delights Happy 11 11(: After seven shaves last year, my hair turns one today. Not one snip or buzz, just… Read More

Monthly Mood: Good Company Comes In All Shapes

“Finally,” I thought to myself, “back on track with Monthly Moods out on the 11th.” How foolish I was. October 11th would have me living India instead of writing about it. Life creates the content. I just edit. Monthly Mood: Good Company Comes In All Shapes New content: Falling In Love With India’s Finest Aloo… Read More

Monthly Mood: Stop

Everything makes me smile. Somehow I have my doubts that it would make you, the reader, smile, but I catch myself smiling to myself about the thick spider that dwells in my toilet paper roll with its monolithic size and very visible pincers. This delayed post regards the events between August 11th and September 11th,… Read More

Monthly Mood: Himachali Summer Photo Journey

Photo journey from Dharamshala to Parvati Valley and back. A scroll-licious, delayed post due to website changes and meditations. After all, a photo is worth lots of words. Both locales are part of the northerly Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Photos from July and August, 2021. Dharamshala…   July saw many a coconut-cream extraction. Artistic… Read More

Monthly Mood: When I Close My Eyes I See Bliss Balls

Gracias a las Himalayas que me han dado tanto. Written in early July, website remodeling and a heavy meditation retreat have delayed publication of this post by two months. Thanks for your patience Jo. Monthly Mood: When I Close My Eyes I See Bliss Balls I thought I would have been in Parvati Valley for… Read More

Monthly Mood: I Feel Love And Pain

Life will always connect the dots if you choose the draw the lines yourself. Day 1221 11 June 2021 Himachal Pradesh, India Just like that, nearly half of 2021 is behind us, never to be had again. After a month of heavy lockdown mode, I am able to sit in my favorite working cafe. Writing… Read More

Monthly Mood: We Are All So Lucky

If you’re reading this right now, you are so lucky. You may not always think so, but think so! Did you drink clean, parasite-free water today? Is your electricity wired in a way that doesn’t threaten to blow up in flames at any given moment? Do you have your freedom of speech? Do you have… Read More