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Frequently Unasked Questions (FUQ)
Because sometimes the best doorways into wonder are the questions that are not usually asked...
What’s your instant mood lifter?
Music... there is a song that finds me before I find it.
What fascinates you endlessly?
Synchronicities. Life-synapses. The invisible threads that stitch meaning into moments.
Your most delicious weakness?
A slice of toasted sourdough with salted butter. No regrets.
What do you always have time for?
Kindness. Hugs and besitos. Dark Chocolate. Chai. Fries.
Chocolate is....
Medicinal. Obviously.
How do you dress your fries?
With pindasaus and aioli. Dutch meets Divine.
What don’t you have time for?
Cruelty of any kind. Bloating. Itchy clothing tags.
A fun fact no one cares about?
Two mixologists ~ who have never met ~ created their signature cocktail of the month and named it Kalpana.
If your life were a song, which one would you choose to live inside?
"Unwritten" ~ every lyric feels like a breath of possibility ~ and ~ "Madre Tierra (Oye)" ~ a reminder that joy is devotion.
Something quietly true?
A different version of you exists in the minds of everyone who knows you.
The most ridiculous situation you found yourself in?
Driving a colossal Toyota Raptor through city streets… all 5'2" of me behind the wheel.
Tea or Coffee?
Tea... specifically Chai. It's ceremonial. This does not mean that I don't enjoy a cuppa coffee once in a while...
Best song when stuck in traffic?
“Sunchyme.” Windows down...volume up...spirits high...
What makes your eyes roll?
Any food-mess masquerading as art, especially in my kitchen sink. I do love art, but not that way...
What advice did you share in a speech that still holds true?
Find the humor in everything ~ for laughter is one of the few emotions that robs pain of its power.
What would you love to see more of?
Friends calling instead of texting. Deep listening. Real connection. Hugs where no one is counting the seconds in embrace.
Which childhood game misled you about adult life?
Tetris... ding dongs.
We never have enough of…
Love. Time. And the courage to say so.
How would you let someone know that you care, love and adore them?
With a playlist that says: Sometimes feelings live beyond words, so here is a list of carefully curated songs to express just that.
What was the last compliment you received?
There are a whole lot of subtitles that come out of your facial expressions!
Lyrics that resonate?
"All of these lines across my face,
Tell you the story of who I am,
So many stories of where I've been,
And how I got to where I am."
“Me and my truth, we sit in silence.”
"Bendita tu Luz."
What’s your favorite kind of hoarding?
Quotes ~ words that shimmer of truth, wit, and wonder ~ from the profound to the ridiculous... I keep them all.
What is Kalpana’s Lila?
Imagination in the Divine Dance of Consciousness.
“Scatter your light like confetti.”
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