Happy Diwali, to all! Diwali, as many of you know it, is the Hindu Festival of Light. But, you don't have to be a certain religion to invite light into your life. Every step any of us takes toward education, toward knowledge, toward truth is a step toward our own inner light. Today, I invite that light into my home and into myself so that I may spread light on to others. As I grow older, I find it more difficult, in many ways, to keep with the traditions of my culture and family. When I was younger, my parents led the charge, making sweets, putting up lights, and having us sit down together in prayer. In college, being so connected to a group of youth similar to myself culturally and spiritually made it almost as easy. Celebrating these holidays was a fun, shared experience. As a full-fledged adult, it's harder for me to set time aside for these things. I have to do it very intentionally. It's so easy to plan my year around the "normal" holidays (e.g. Christm
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