tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post4990445849036855718..comments2024-02-13T05:21:26.676-06:00Comments on Spiritual Journey of a Lightworker: A Season Of Gratitude---Home From IndiaPatricia Singletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-88889917453061303152008-01-15T17:41:00.000-06:002008-01-15T17:41:00.000-06:00This article has been accepted in the All Women Bl...This article has been accepted in the All Women Blogging Carnival hosted by Colloquium this month and found at http://www.jhsiess.com/2008/01/13/all-women-blogging-carnival/Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-16985683932089397952008-01-15T17:22:00.000-06:002008-01-15T17:22:00.000-06:00Pat, thanks for your vote of confidence. I look f...Pat, thanks for your vote of confidence. I look forward to reading your article.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-9839684011566351172008-01-15T16:36:00.000-06:002008-01-15T16:36:00.000-06:00Patricia - thank you for submitting this post at J...Patricia - thank you for submitting this post at Janie's Colloquium's All Women Blogging Carnival. It inspired me to write last night's post, "Reminders".<BR/>I love your writing and the messages you put out there.<BR/><BR/>Pat RPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342681914492890553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-11923887893152233952007-11-24T23:21:00.000-06:002007-11-24T23:21:00.000-06:00This article has been included in the Engineer You...This article has been included in the Engineer Your Own Happiness: Carnival of Positivity No. 7 found at http://mylemonadestand.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/engineer-your-own-happiness-carnival-of-positivity-no-7/Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-30286576953744904392007-10-25T21:07:00.000-05:002007-10-25T21:07:00.000-05:00Paritosh, thanks for the information on the middle...Paritosh, thanks for the information on the middle class. I am glad that I actually have someone from India that can give us valuable information like you are doing about the economy and other areas that I am not familiar with or may out of ignorance misrepresent. Thanks.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-66871261702313038972007-10-25T19:04:00.000-05:002007-10-25T19:04:00.000-05:00Hi Patricia,Your heart is in the right place becau...Hi Patricia,<BR/><BR/>Your heart is in the right place because you know what you have and what others don't, and are grateful for that. <BR/><BR/>There definitely is a rapidly growing middle class in India. That's the section of the population that makes India a fast developing economy in the eyes of the world outside. Apart from the very rich and the very poor as you mentioned, there's a whole spectrum of middle class families too. I guess they were not visible to you because they are just busy getting on with their lives, saving, building a better future for their next generation.<BR/><BR/>I would call myself a part of the upper middle class in India (and I am grateful for being there!). You could say an upper middle class family would live in a big house/flat, own at least one car, go on vacation once a year, etc. <BR/><BR/>A lower middle class family would live in a smaller, cramped house, own a motorcycle o scooter (no car), hardly any vacation. Their basic needs are met, but not much luxury beyond.<BR/><BR/>Then there are the very poor, the starving. It breaks your heart to see such squalor, but when you grow up seeing it everyday, you grow inured to it. Roll up the windows of your car, turn on the air conditioner, and act as if you cannot see the beggar girl tapping on the window. She doesn't exist.<BR/><BR/>It's horrible if you think about it, so you try not to think. <BR/><BR/>Funny you mentioned the bathtub. Now that I am in US for a few days, I use the bathtub everyday :-) Back to the bucket when I am back in India!<BR/><BR/>- ParitoshParitosh Uttamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978545477120380264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-16159335377211750392007-10-25T02:42:00.000-05:002007-10-25T02:42:00.000-05:00Larissa, thanks for your comment. It is so true t...Larissa, thanks for your comment. It is so true that I was definitely out of my comfort zone. Getting out of my comfort zone really stretches my adventurous spirit and does make me more appreciative of what "home" and "comfort" really mean to me.Patricia Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114250171020836470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679672539901170150.post-79756412817764844572007-10-24T22:33:00.000-05:002007-10-24T22:33:00.000-05:00I can definitely relate to this post! I even feel...I can definitely relate to this post! I even feel this way when I come back from Europe, where abundance is prevalent as well. We are surrounded by luxury here in the U.S. Familiarity is also a luxury because it makes us feel comfortable and grounded. I love the way we do things in the U.S. because it is so familiar to me. But, as I'm sure you know, you have these strong feelings of gratitude for being back in a comfortable state because you went out of your comfort zone. And that is so important in this life! Happy travels!Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241697129017772043noreply@blogger.com