a little inspiration

  It is interesting to step into new chapters of life knowing you are on a particular path.  Of course, you can only see the parts of it you are planning and so you don't get to see the whole picture until afterwards.  I never think of myself as the type to plan much (but I think that may not be reality either) and so I feel especially neat and powerful when I am looking ahead with intention.  Even if all the things I see are hanging in an ever changing tapestry and what is completely true today will be completely untrue tomorrow.  It only matters that the dreaming goes on and the effort to live right now is done with intention of your path held also in your heart. In trying to quiet the many voices vying for attention I have started spending one evening a week in meditation with others (called a sangha .)  This gives me the chance to set aside the time and choose to silence the competing dreams so that I may more easily follow the path that is best fo...

Here is a recipe I made up last week  and we have been enjoying.  It is perfect for rainy days and the dark fall evenings.  Enjoy! 2 smallish butternut squash, peeled and cubed 2 cans coconut milk 1 container of extra firm tofu, cubed 1/2 cup water 1/2 inch ginger, chopped  2 tablespoons coconut oil (or sesame oil) 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon curry powder* salt and pepper to taste Add oil to large cooking pot.  Turn heat to medium.  Toss in garlic and ginger and heat till fragrant, about 1 minute.  Add curry and stir for 30 seconds.  Add squash, coconut milk and water.  Cover and turn heat up to medium high for 15 minutes. Uncover and turn heat down to simmer.  Add tofu.  Simmer until squash is tender (about 15 more minutes.) Add salt and pepper and serve like a stew or over your favorite whole grain.  This makes enough for two people to eat a few times and freeze a little too.  That way you cook...

Next week our little Bug starts "school."  This will mean lots off changes but the most constant new thing is that his lunch will have to be packed every day.  And that means we have to be ready.  Every. Day.  This is not really my style. Also, even though I have been feeding him nearly everyday for over two years (sometimes I let him starve ;-) I still feel unsure about how to pack a lunch.  Because we eat a little here, a little there.  We eat messy leftovers and lots of apple sauce.  And fruit, tons of fruit.  But not so much sandwiches or whatever.  Hummus and crackers.  Things that seem a little hard to pack with out a) mess and b)waste.  Two things I don't really like.  I'm sure we'll get though it and I'll be a pro in no time but right now, I'm a little obsessed. I started with trying to figure out what kind of containers would work for a toddler to be able to get into and out of easily.  This is really hard....

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