What’s in a Name?

A lot of people have been asking us how we came up with the name “Lila” – well here is the quote I read a few years ago that inspired it all!

“There is an old Sanskrit word, lila [lee´la], which means play. Richer than our word, it means divine play, the play of creation, destruction, and recreation, the folding and un-folding of the cosmos. Lila, free and deep, is both the delight and enjoyment of this moment… It also means love.

“Lila may be the simplest thing there is – spontaneous, childish, disarming. But as we grow and experience the complexities of life, it may also be the most difficult and hard-won achievement imaginable, and its coming to fruition is a kind of homecoming to our true selves.”

- Stephen Nachmanovitch, Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

With regards to “Caroline”…

Kristy and I wanted to combine both of our Mother’s names together – Carol and Angelina – but Carolina sounded weird with Lila, so we went with Caroline.  Besides, Angie loves Neil Diamond and he has that song “Sweet Caroline”.  I was also born in North Carolina.