Monthly Archives: November 2016

Thankful

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at … Continue reading

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Cilantro meets Rice

Sometimes my best dinner ideas come from what I like to call “operation save insert food item.”  Returning from the framers market today, it was operation save cilantro. I had mistakenly bought a fresh bunch, not realizing we hadn’t finished … Continue reading

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Gratitude

What separates mindful privilege from empty entitlement is gratitude.  A mindful heart is a grateful one – it doesn’t take things for granted.  And the greatest gift of this gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more mindful … Continue reading

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Behind the scenes :Vegetable Broth

This post  cooking fails made me smile and think “How timely for the holidays” . It also reminded me of last summer when my nieces would often say “Great photo, but if only they could see behind the scenes”. I … Continue reading

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Honor the empty seat

“Loneliness is the most difficult when we are surrounded by people. It is ourselves we are missing?”- calendar page Under the best of circumstances, holidays can be hard for families. Do you spend it with his family or yours? What … Continue reading

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