Tag: zest for life

Mes douleurs de croissance

Anything worthwhile doing requires some level of discomfort. Growing pains are simply a signal that we are on the right path.

We are made to stretch. There is a reason many of us get a restlessness in us. Restlessness occurs when we aren’t being obedient to the call in our daily lives that compels us towards loving kindness and goodness towards others (and ourselves) in our present circumstances.

It is countercultural but I always prefer to err on the side of Jesus.

La vie douce occurs when we live by this very simple instruction:

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love your neighbour as yourself.”

It is as easy (or as difficult) as that.

Growth=stretching=more growth=more stretching

Une pastèque avec prosciutto

I can’t lie to you, I had to google ‘watermelon’ in French.

Language is a funny thing. We can be fluent yet find ourselves making sound effects or miming a thing in order to communicate. Why is that?

I may be a plagiarist now. I stole a recipe. Well, actually I may be more of an inspirational plagiarist… as the only thing that resembles the original recipe is the watermelon. I. am. weird.

I am completely obsessed with putting watermelon on salad. I start with a bed of Arugula (my salad green of choice lately), cube some watermelon, sprinkle some pumpkin seeds or pistachios on top, add some goat cheese and serve with my protein of choice. For dressing I use avocado oil, salt and pepper. Prosciutto is my most recent addition and my protein of choice. (I blame Tanya Lilley-Chan of #selfaesthetics for that little gem.)

So why am I sharing my salad du jour? Simply because when all is said and done, when I look at the contrast of all the colors on my plate, it brings me pleasure. And the complimentary tastes and textures nourish my body well and satisfy me on every level.

La vie douce is using all of our senses and taking it all in with a touch of gratitude and zest for life.

P.S. the salad below isn’t even the same salad I just shared above! It was just so ‘purdy’ I needed to share it.