Reflections on India…
Darshan and Bhangra,
Nag Champa and pungent, burning cow poo,
Krishna and chotchka wallahs,
The dance of seeming oppositions
Ultimately whirling into Same,
Without losing an ounce of Different.
I don’t know how that works.
All I knew was to find my witnessing heart,
And shush my ego,
(Which, of course, wanted
to gymnastic around like a boy),
And let India sing me that song
You and I wrote ten thousand years ago,
But have forgotten.
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Jim Nolan
Jim Nolan is in his 6th year as president of Southwestern College. He has worked for a dozen universities or colleges, both online and on the ground. He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, and attended graduate school in English/Irish Literature. He reads a lot of books, takes a lot of photos, plays guitar, got married in India in 2010, and has a wire haired fox terrier named Barney. He is the opposite of a guru, whatever that is called.
Jim Nolan is in his 6th year as president of Southwestern College. He has worked for a dozen universities or colleges, both online and on the ground. He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, and attended graduate school in English/Irish Literature. He reads a lot of books, takes a lot of photos, plays guitar, got married in India in 2010, and has a wire haired fox terrier named Barney. He is the opposite of a guru, whatever that is called.
wow Jim,
this is my second time posting on your site and it seems like you are a pretty busy guy traveling around the world and being in India must be pretty cool.
As a Calgary Marketing company I am always seeing blog post from around the world.
And from reading your blog about India, while I’m sure you’re having a great time it really gives you a sense of just how lucky we are to live in North America.
I’m always amazed by anybody whoever complains about what’s happening here while I agree that we need to change some things, compared to living in India Boy, do we have a good.
Hope you don’t mind if I keep on posting on your sites and following your exploits around the world. I’m hoping to get places like that myself some site someday, for now I’ll just follow your exploits.