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Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life

My writing focuses on curating a creative and original life, drawing inspiration from a variety of topics including the arts, books, travel, new...
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Leap: A Facebook Community for My Readers

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― 5 years ago this weekend I started this blog. I never thought it would become such a labor of love that would bring so many incredible gifts. And finally, after all of this time, I got it together and created a Facebook Page expressly for the readers... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 2 hours 5 minutes ago
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Leap: Bringing Happiness Into Focus

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― “Happiness can only be found if you free yourself from all other distractions.” ~ Saul Bellow If we sit down to write out our goals, how likely is it that we would list “be happy”? The great majority of us want to be happy. I&... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 24 hours ago
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Leap: Everything An Artist Cannot Know

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― There is a freedom in not knowing what to do next. We cannot be right nor can we be wrong so we don’t need to worry about the decision. All we can do is clearly see the options, try one avenue, and then try another if need be. Once we can admit... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 2 days ago
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Leap: A Tree Grows in India, Where Everything is Possible

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― This picture is one of my favorite photos from India. After a torrential downpour high in the mountains of Munnar, Kerala, the sun came out and lit up the entire valley as my incredible driver and guide, Jose, wound us safely down toward the hotel.... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 3 days ago
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Leap: You Can Help One Inspiring Woman Win $35,000 Thanks to GOOD

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― I’ve been a supporter of GOOD for several years. Fresh out of business school, I moved to New York in 2007 and became intensely interested in social entrepreneurship. Poking around online, I stumbled across a fairly new publication that... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 4 days ago
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Leap: God Took My Picture in India

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― India revealed itself to me in snapshots. I think about it more in pictures frozen in time rather than as one continuous experience. I arrived in Kerala, a state in the southwest region of India, at 3am to a massive thunder and lightning storm. My... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 5 days ago
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Leap: India Was Everything

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― K. D. Lang sings that love makes sweet and sad the same. What’s true for love is also true for India. It was the hardest and most incredible trip I’ve ever taken. India pushed me to my edge at almost every moment. I had the chance to... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 6 days ago
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Leap: India, I’ll Be Seeing You (Again and Again and Again)

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― When I first began to plan this trip almost a year ago, my friend, Akash, told me there are two kinds of people in the world: the kind who come to India once to check it off their list and the kind who return again and again to take in its magic. &... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 7 days ago
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Leap: My Last Day of Adventure in India

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― Today marks the last day that I’ll be tooling around Incredible India. We’ve left the day entirely open for Delhi to reveal a last day of adventure for us. I’m hoping to see beautiful friends, Akash and Himani, who were the original... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 8 days ago
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Leap: Visiting the Sivananda Ashram in Delhi

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― “There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.” ~ Swami Vishnudevananda, Founder of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and disciple of Swami Sivananda Of course while I’m... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 9 days ago
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Leap: Finally Getting to a Sight I Have Longed to See for Many Years, Taj Mahal

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― I imagine that I may be taking 1,000 pictures in Agra, the site of the Taj Mahal. We’re taking the first train out. Once we arrive, we will meet our guide and depart for our sightseeing tour of the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. We’ll take an... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 10 days ago
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Leap: Taking in the Sights of New Delhi

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― Bright and early, we’ll be out and about taking in all that New Delhi has to offer. New Delhi, has a circular Parliament House and an imposing Central Secretariat in two blocks, which stand at the approaches to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the residence... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 11 days ago
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Leap: We Are Making Our Way to Delhi

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― After breakfast on board the houseboat, we disembark at Alleppey to transfer to Cochin Airport to board our flight to Delhi. Once there, we will be meeting with my dear friend, Abhilekh, who will be taking us out and about. Delhi, the capital of... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 12 days ago
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Leap: All Aboard! Our Houseboat Departs from Alleppey, “Venice of the East”

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― After breakfast in Munnar, we will depart to Alleppey and board our Backwater Houseboat. After lunch on board, we’ll be cruising through Vembanad Lake enroute to visit churches, temple, paddy fields, jungle waterways, narrow lanes, etc. We&... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 13 days ago
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Leap: Traveling to Munnar

Christa in New York: Curating a Creative Life ― After spending the morning visiting a Jewish Synagogue in Cochin, we will drive to Munnar. Known as Kashmir of South India, is snuggled into the lap of such an alluring terrain, Munnar is one of the most beautiful hill stations in Kerala. Munnar &... (more)
 Christa ― Posted 14 days ago