Ramblings, ideas and memoirs of a joyous adventurer. Absinthe aficionado. Empathetic thinker-feeler. Verbose writer. Avidly authentic. Hydrangea fanatic. Snow leopard lover. Joy huntress. Promising my devotees a honest glimpse into my life as I live with freedom, power and full self-expression in an unfiltered and sometimes distilled way. CHEERS!
“After all, it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.”
Evelyn Underhill (English Writer; December 6th, 1875 to June 15th, 1941)
“I desperately need to restore harmony in my life, to find balance again between the inner and the outer, the visible and the invisible. The writing doesn’t seem to be coming from me as much as through me, almost in spite of me. Today the strings on this instrument are very taunt. I’ve got to loosen them so that they don’t snap. Maybe you feel the same way. Maybe the pitch of pressure is too high, the tone in your voice too sharp, the decibels of the demands on you deafening.”
“We need to explore the fourth Simple Abundance principle–harmony–most deeply when life is out of tune.”
“Evelyn Underhill, an English mystic and writer of the early twentieth century, believed that women mystics with worldly responsibilities often became ‘visionaries, prophetesses’ because they were able to combine ‘spritual transcendence with great practical ability.’ Be they poets, saints or cooks, they ‘remained all their lives the devout lovers of reality’ while seeking Spirit.”
“I feel my own unfolding and peeling transformation has led me to my own understanding as a goddess and mystic.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 251 to 252 of 501.
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“Animal crackers, and cocoa to drink,
That is the finest of suppers, I think;
When I’m grown up and can have what I please
I think I shall always insist upon these.”
Christopher Morley (American Journalist & Novelist; May 5th, 1890 to March 28th, 1957)
“When you’re cranky and cry easily, when you are so tired that your eyes burn from keeping them open, when you need hugs and someone to pat the top of your head and whisper ‘Shh… There, there…’ and no one is around, you need nursery fare. Nursery foods are the well-loved recipes from childhood that conjure up the happy, innocent moments when all was right with the world because we knew our place in it. The times when, dressed in our flannel pajamas, we sat down for supper before a story and bed…”
“I often wonder how I didn’t become 300# with the neglect was worse as food was soothing. Likely because food was scarce I could rely on that for all my needs.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 249 to 251 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
“Soul food is just what the name implies. It is soulfully cooked food or richly flavored food, good for your ever-loving soul.”
Sheila Ferguson (American Singer & Songwriter; October 8th, 1947)
“In 1900, a Kentucky mountain woman walked fifty miles to seek a place for her granddaughter at Berea College high school. ‘Hit’s a lot worse to be soul-hungry than to be body-hungry.’ she explained.”
“…a legacy clearly steeped in tradition; a way of life that has been handed down from generation to generation.”
Sheila Ferguson (American Singer & Songwriter; October 8th, 1947)
“And while the expression ‘soul food’ is usually used to describe traditional African-American cooking, this emotionally evocative cuisine is color-blind. Real soul food only knows the borders of the heart. Soul food is universal culinary memories, stories, and recipes.”
“When preparing soul food, we can’t cook by the book but rather by instinct, by using our senses.”
“You taste, rather than measure, the seasoning you treasure; and you use your eyes, not a clock to judge when that cherry pie has bubbled sweet and nice. These skills are hard to teach quickly. They must be felt… and come straight from the heart and soul.”
Sheila Ferguson (American Singer & Songwriter; October 8th, 1947)
“This summer, collect soulful recipes, or have someone you love but don’t see very often cook for you. Better still, try taking a personal cooking lesson. You might think you know to make jam cake with caramel icing, but do you?”
“Cooking is the center of our home…as the sous chef, I am so proud to be a part of my husband’s creations. Pure ART!“
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 248 to 249 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
