Yvonne at Seasoned Sistha2 recently chose me as one of her nominees for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers award. I definitely consider Yvonne a blogging sister of mine and am glad to know that she sees me in the same way.
It has been interesting and fun to think of my other blogging sisters and to decide which ones I will share this award with!
Award Rules
- Provide the link to the person who nominated you.
- Add the reward logo.
- Answer the questions your nominator has asked.
- Nominate five other bloggers and let them know via comments.
- Ask your nominees five questions.
My Answers to Yvonne’s questions:
1) Who would you want with you if you were stranded on a deserted island?
It makes the most sense to have a friend with me whom I enjoy being with, but one who also knows how to survive in the wilderness. I would definitely want someone who knows what plants can be safely eaten. So Maheswari, I would like you to be on the deserted island with me!
2) Would you rather travel by plane, train, or automobile?
I enjoy traveling by train the most, mainly because you can get up and move around as much as you want to. And I have had big adventures on trains! (e.g. The Day I Became a Train Hopper)
3) If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?
This may seem really strange, but in this moment what I would like to do for that day is visit one of the Seattle recycling plants! I’ve wanted to do that for several years, so I better get busy and make it a reality. (If I knew this was going to be my LAST day, though, I would have a different answer!)
4) For what in your life do you feel most grateful?
I feel most grateful for my two incredible adult children and for having Amma as my spiritual teacher, guide, and mother.
5) If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
I did change my first name! In 1991. At that time, I asked Amma for a spiritual name and she named me Karuna, which means compassion. I treasure that name.
The Blogging Sisters I Chose as My Nominees:
Justine at Eclecticoddsnsods
Maria Brinkley at Maria Brinkley, artist
Arati at Dancing to the Words
Gerry at Open Hearted Musings
Five Questions to My Nominees:
1) If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be?
2) Which of your belongings do you feel most attached to?
3) For what in your life do you feel most grateful?
4) What words of wisdom do you have for yourself?
5) What words of wisdom do you have for others?
Living, Learning and Letting Go 
Congradulations my friend
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Thanks so much for your ongoing support of me/my blog.
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Nothing less!
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Congratulations on your award, Karuna! And thanks so much for nominating me. What a pleasant surprise as I was reading your post to see my name there! Thanks for making my day and for visiting my blog and commenting.
Your life is so interesting travelling to India and writing about your adventures there. Well done on receiving your Sisterhood award. I will do my post soon. Have a top week. 😊
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That’s funny. I also discovered I had been nominated at the same time I was reading the person’s blog!
I will look forward to seeing your reply when it is up.
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This is a lovely award, and congratulations.. And yes we have many things to be grateful for.. and my children are among them also…
Blessings sent..
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cool and great responses
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You are definitely my Sister in Blogging. Grateful to have connected with you in Blogosphere.
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Thank you for sharing the work that is going on in India. Blogging is such a great way of learning about the world and being introduced to great people and causes like Amma.
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I agree with you. I have learned so much since I started reading other people’s blogs. And I have learned a lot in the process of writing my own as well!
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Oh wow huge congrats, I also had no idea you had changed your name, what was it originally? Me being nosy there. Big congrats again for the award 🙂 super humbled at you passing it on to me as well as others, so lovely of you, big huggles xxx I like your sensible answer about being marooned on an island hehe x
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My name was Carol…… which was a name I never liked. I thought it interesting that the new name started with the same first three sounds! It made it much easier to transition.
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ahhhhh ok, wow, i love the name Karuna it is beautiful does it have a meaning behind it? I wonder what she would call mel ol
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It means compassion. Maybe someday you will find out what she would name you!
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awe how lovely x
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Oh I want to answer these here spontaneously:
1) If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be?
Peru
2) Which of your belongings do you feel most attached to?
unfortunately my phone
3) For what in your life do you feel most grateful?
my children
4) What words of wisdom do you have for yourself?
To live in the here and now
5) What words of wisdom do you have for others?
To learn to participate in life rather than just being a passenger
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I love all of your answers. I have a friend that went to Peru every year for a long time. I know that would be an incredible experience.
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i just met a woman who went to peru and trained to do shamanistic rituals. She does lots of other things and I really took to her. She said this particular tribe disappeared for 400 years when the shamans were persecute and have only just returned and managed to preserve their history and traditions and are now hoping to share it, i would really love a session with her with this so might well try it x
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Go for it! That is a great idea.
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hehe….i will!! You have doubly inspired me grins
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