“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” — Camille Pissarro
More Blessed, Less Stressed
“More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.” — Roy T. Bennett
There Are No Accidents
“I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we’re all teachers – if we’re willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.” — Marla Gibbs
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Breathe, Trust, Let Go
“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.” – Mandy Hale
When was the last time you ditched the plan to just breathe, trust, let go and let life happen? How could your life change if you did this?
Time to Kill the Fatted Pumpkin
Today I decide to post a fun Friday Extra. This is a blast from the past, originally posted in 2012. My mom was a great cook, but used a lot of short cuts and convenience foods. So when I left home I started exploring things like scratch baking, making my own bread, canning and yes, cooking and freezing my own pumpkin. Is still do this every year. In fact my 2021 pumpkin is in the freezer now in nice little 1 cup packages.
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Copyright 2011 by R.A. Robbins
Every year around this time I go through the autumn tradition I call killing the fatted pumpkin. This is when I cook wonderful fresh pie pumpkins and freeze the puree for the rest of the year.
Cooking fresh pumpkin is easy:
1. Choose a nice orange pie pumpkin.
2. Cut pumpkin in half.
3. Scoop out seeds.
4. Place cut side up or down (either works) in a baking dish with about 1/2 – 1 inch of water.
5. Cover with foil and bake 1 hr. at 350 degrees.
6. Remove from oven. When cool enough to handle scoop out cooked pumpkin. Mash pumpkin or if very soft just give it a good stir.
7. Prepare 1 and 2 cup containers of pumpkin for freezer.
8. Freeze and enjoy homemade pumpkin goodies all year.
Because the World had Corona
“It is the poets, artists, and musicians that will carry us through the pandemic attacks into a new reality. They are the ones who tell us how to navigate, breathe, feel, think, enjoy, and fully live our lives. (“Because the world had corona”)”― Erik Pevernagie
The Greatest Accomplishment
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not as Serious
“Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be.” – Eckhart Tolle
Today’s photo is of one of the fairy doors that mysteriously started appearing in trees in a Nebraska park. Eventually more and more faeries started moving in and created quite a community.
How do you take a break from the seriousness of the world? Please share your thoughts below.
Simplicity, Patience, Compassion
I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasure. — Lao Tzu
Simplicity, patience and compassion are the greatest things we can possess. We may spend years of struggle seeking after them only to discover there were right there waiting for us all along.
Opportunities to Decide
“All of life exists as a tool of your own creation, and all of its events merely present themselves as opportunities for you to decide and be, who you are.” — Neale Donald Walsh
This is powerful. Sit and ponder it for a minute. All of life — all of it, is a tool — for us to use, and all events are opportunities to help us decide and be, who we are. If you put this into use how would it change your life?
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