Inspirations to Motivate

[Sunny]

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

--Siddartha Guatama Buddha

[Sunny]

"Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world."

--Joel Barker

[Sunny]

Oh...this one speaks VOLUMES!!!

"When two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as he wants to be seen, and each man as he really is."

--Michael De Saintamo

[kimmi]

Interesting!  It should really be 4 people present - There is the man as he sees himself, the man as he wants to be seen,  the man as he really is, and then the woman.

[Sunny]

Been slacking on this...going to renovate a tad.

At the risk of infringing upon copyrighted Breathnach's Simple Abundance, would like to share daily thoughts extracted from her "daybook of comfort and joy".

Today's reading was entitled, "Cooking for Comfort"...and goes on to provide the definition of comfort food & then contrasts it with the other 5 food groups: haute cuisine, lean cuisine, soul food, nursery fare, and chocolate (in a league of its own )...different foods for different moods.

Comfort food is described as "quirky, quaint, quixotic"...everyone is consoled by different things...

The high point extracted: carbohydrates are often in the comfort foods we seek out (e.g. lasagna)...know why? Because they change our brain chemistry & literally increase the level of serotonin!!!

So, what is YOUR comfort food?

[Sandy Eggo]

Chocolate, definitely. I didn't even have to think about it. It's something that I could never eliminate from my life. Limit, yes, but never erase entirely.

[kimmi]

I have three bananas that are staring at me right now.  I'm going to make banana nut muffins for breakfast this week.  That flavor is a comfort food to me.

[Sunny]

Interesting, kimmi...I love banana things, too...much better than the fruit itself. Not many things beat a nice slice of banana nut bread slathered in butter.

Chocolate is also a weakness of mine, PIYA. Are you selective, or will any chocolate do for you?!?

[Sandy Eggo]

I enjoy good chocolate. "Good" equates to smooth, melting in your mouth, creamy, but when I decide that I need chocolate...just about anything chocolate will do.

[Sunny]

Yep, my tastes are very similar. There are times that I crave "good" chocolate, similar to what you mentioned...creamy & rich. We have a local manufacturer of chocolate here in NW PA called "Daffins" and I have yet to find too many chocolates that compare.

However, on the average day, I would just as soon eat a piece of Hershey's.

Mmmmm...

[kimmi]

I had a job when I first moved here for a month turning down beds at a nice hotel.  I had access to lots of Godiva.  It was good - for free, but I would never run out and buy some.  We just had a coffee/chocolate shop open here in my small town.  The Chocolate Bean - I think it is a clever concept.

[Sunny]

I would take Daffin's or even Philadelphia chocolate over Godiva any day.

The Chocolate Bean? Are they coffee beans actually dipped in chocolate? Or chocolate flavored coffee? Guess that would be considered mocha...

[kimmi]

No they sell coffees - hot, cold, latte, etc... and they are also a chocolate shop.  I saw the yummiest looking chocolate covered strawberries the last time I was in there.  They were huge. 

[Sandy Eggo]

I love chocolate covered strawberries! There's a shop near where I live that sells them close to certain holidays like Valentines day, Mother's day, etc.

[kimmi]

Trader Joes has these pretzel nuggets that have peanut butter in them.  I want to cover them in chocolate at Christmas and give them with my cookie baskets. I think that would be awesome!