“Wow–I did not expect that to taste so good. Grapefruit and avocado together are delicious. I mean I like them both separately, but together–Wow,” I conversed with myself while preparing dinner. It is not unusual for me to talk to myself. We all do it time to time. Sometimes, I’m my own best (and worst) company. That being said, I was really excited about the salad recipe I found and followed from the newspaper. (Yes, I still read the physical paper–I love it and I’m NOT a dinosaur).
Our local paper, The Advocate http://theadvocate.com, prints a section everyday titled, “Eat, Play, Live.” (To be complete, on Saturdays it’s titled “Eat, Pray, Live” to get us ready for Sunday.) Anyway, every Thursday is recipe day. I always find really good recipes in the section. That’s where, last Thursday, I found “Judy Walker’s Roux Believer: Avocado and Grapefruit Salad.” She says that this salad has “been around since at least the 1960s, maybe longer.” And I never tasted or even heard of it before. So I tried it, and it’s now a regular bringer of “happy” to my table.
Which brings me to the point of this blog, let’s “bring the happy” to our tables. I know sometimes, in our house, things can feel heavy and challenging. On any given day, somebody’s overwhelmed, tired, and/or preoccupied with something that needs to get done. I hope to do a better job of being the one to “bring the happy.” Of course, that’s often easier said than done. But, I’ll really try. And if we can collectively “bring the happy” to our tables, not despite the hard days, but because of the hard days, then, hopefully, we can net a positive effect. As St. Teresa of Calcutta, our Beloved Mother Teresa, said, “Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” So with that, I will try today to do all the small and ordinary things that I am blessed to do everyday with a heart of love and gratitude. Talk to you later, Rose
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