The book
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
~ Mother Theresa ~



The Index
Index

        Part 1. The Doubt

  • The Scent of Palmolive Soap
  • Nanie

  • Are All Great Men the Same?

  • My Family

  • Choosing Between Death and Life

  • Part 2. The Turning Point

  • Taking Root in Suriname for the First Time

  • Confrontations with Injustice and Ancestry

  • Part 3. The Transformation

  • Discovering and Processing the Effects of Childhood Trauma

  • The Development of My Sexuality and Self-Worth

  • Hawaii Comes to My Aid

  • Hawaii Holds Me Close

  • Learning to Speak My Truth

  • Part 4. The Homecoming

  • Do Pom and Roti Belong on the Same Plate?

  • How Do I Become Hindustani Again?

  • A Liberating Homecoming

  • Part 5. The Recognition and the Mission

  • Part 6. Stories of Strength

  • The Magic of Adoption

  • Liberation Through Forgiveness

  • From Displacement to Belonging

  • Meeting the Woman and Coming Home to Myself as a Man

  • Ode to My Family

  • Part 7. Your Own Practice

  • Exercises for the First Week

  • Follow-Up Practice After Your First Week

  • Healing with the Aloha Meditation

  • Reviews

  • A Celebration of Recognition, Roy Martina

  • The Girl from Blauwgrond Becomes a Woman of the Universe, Kanta Adhin