Friday, January 31, 2014

Like Waiting for Water to Boil.....

Twenty years is a long time to wait for something to work itself out. But that's how long it's taken in one particular situation.

Think about it. Twenty x 365 days, 366 some years, x 24 hours x 60 minutes x 60 seconds....

How many of those increments of time do you think I noticed? All of them. Time hung. Time stood still. Time seemed like an eternity.

This I learned. Just as a casserole, cake or stew cannot be hurried by turning up the heat, so life's moments need the time to coordinate with other moments.

Remember Miracle Max in 'The Princess Bride' movie? His great statement was 'Rush a miracle and you end up with a rotten miracle."

Much has been made of 'mindfulness'. Equally important is 'back burner'. Let it simmer. Let it stew. Let it steep. Wait. You end up with a better miracle.
Love,
Deborah

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Eggs and Bacon

Somebody has been giving me bacon in some gift packages. I love bacon. I also want to live long and prosper. Remembering Phil's line about Curly from ' City Slickers' after Curly died :"The man ate bacon with every meal. You can't do that!" I've been pondering what to do with the bacon.

Ah....insight...use it as I would a seasoning. So tonight I cooked some up with some zucchini and put some in  over easy eggs for dinner and packed the rest away to add just the right amount of naughty good taste to some potato salad I will make tomorrow using Saffola mayo.

Always the scales of nutrition must tip towards health, but there are some items that just plain add flavour and substance.

It's that way with how we spend out days too, isn't it?  Most of the time we need to be on task and working towards fulfilling our responsibilities and caring for those we love and have made promises to. But daily, and I do mean daily or it builds up to a big deficit that can lead to bingeing, we need to experience a little richness, a little pleasure or recreation that lifts and encourages.

A counselor at an agency that frequently counseled clergy stated, "The flip side of social reform is hedonism".

Do 100% of everything in a good healthy way. And then add a little bit of colour and flavour and fun with something that feeds the soul and encourages the Spirit. Not an addiction that removes pain, a gift to yourself that moves you forward to the next big sacrifice with cheerfulness and wonder.
Best for today...

Love,
Deborah