...I just read this from Barbara Kingsolver and found a bit of peace:
"Truth and love have been smacked down, so many more times in history before today. Truth, because it’s often inconvenient, and love because it is vulnerable.
But truth is like gravity, and carbon, and the sun behind an eclipse: it’s still there. And love stays alive if you tend it like a flame. If you feel crushed by unkindness today, it’s a time for grieving, reaching out to loved ones, noticing one bright color somewhere in the day. Remembering what there is to love. Starting with the immediate, the place and people we can tend ourselves, and make safe. We can’t save everything all at once, but it’s still worth saving something. Because there are so many of us to do it.
And we are all still here today, exactly as we were yesterday. Like gravity, and carbon, and the sun behind an eclipse."
This was the perfect thing to read today. Thank you. We just arrived at a new airbnb in Belgrade from the bus so no food with us ….yet. Juno arrives tomorrow …bet stock the fridge! Cheers I enjoy your articles.
Thank you Charlie. I just wolfed down a toasted slice of homemade sourdough rye bread. I did this as the leftover rice sat on the counter, waiting to be made into fried rice with the addition of the eggs I had just whipped together. I'm so distracted by the debacle that occurred yesterday, I forgot I was making fried rice and after I whipped up the eggs and went for the rye bread for toast instead.
Sourdough is my comfort food. I'm saving the rice and eggs for lunch.
Thank you Charlie. Once again your words resonate so deeply. With company coming this weekend I’ll be in my kitchen as well, making comfort food to nourish people I love.
I'm in Australia, but I have folks I love dearly in the USA, and this news wrecks me.
So- I'm heading to my workshop where I will smack things with hammers, and burn them with fire (eh! Making jewellery is sounding a lot like cooking right now) and immerse myself in making something beautiful out of the grief, helplessness and emotional darkness that this day has brought to my door.
My friend Joanne sent this piece of wisdom.
...I just read this from Barbara Kingsolver and found a bit of peace:
"Truth and love have been smacked down, so many more times in history before today. Truth, because it’s often inconvenient, and love because it is vulnerable.
But truth is like gravity, and carbon, and the sun behind an eclipse: it’s still there. And love stays alive if you tend it like a flame. If you feel crushed by unkindness today, it’s a time for grieving, reaching out to loved ones, noticing one bright color somewhere in the day. Remembering what there is to love. Starting with the immediate, the place and people we can tend ourselves, and make safe. We can’t save everything all at once, but it’s still worth saving something. Because there are so many of us to do it.
And we are all still here today, exactly as we were yesterday. Like gravity, and carbon, and the sun behind an eclipse."
Thank you so much for posting this Vicki- I needed to read this today xox
We here in the U.S. are stunned and grieving but we’re not down forever. We will keep up the good fight.
Thank you for this, excellent advice.
This was the perfect thing to read today. Thank you. We just arrived at a new airbnb in Belgrade from the bus so no food with us ….yet. Juno arrives tomorrow …bet stock the fridge! Cheers I enjoy your articles.
Good to hear from you Emma! We equipped Juno with a load of recommendations, I hope you enjoy Belgrade despite everything happening at home
Thank you Charlie. I just wolfed down a toasted slice of homemade sourdough rye bread. I did this as the leftover rice sat on the counter, waiting to be made into fried rice with the addition of the eggs I had just whipped together. I'm so distracted by the debacle that occurred yesterday, I forgot I was making fried rice and after I whipped up the eggs and went for the rye bread for toast instead.
Sourdough is my comfort food. I'm saving the rice and eggs for lunch.
Thank you Charlie. Once again your words resonate so deeply. With company coming this weekend I’ll be in my kitchen as well, making comfort food to nourish people I love.
Right there with you Charlie Brown.
I'm in Australia, but I have folks I love dearly in the USA, and this news wrecks me.
So- I'm heading to my workshop where I will smack things with hammers, and burn them with fire (eh! Making jewellery is sounding a lot like cooking right now) and immerse myself in making something beautiful out of the grief, helplessness and emotional darkness that this day has brought to my door.
Hugs and love to everyone here xoxox
Beautifully written
I subscribed precisely because you shared those views. Sometimes you have to nail your colours to the mast. This one of those times.
Thank you Nicky 💙
Loved this - crappy day, week, month - situation - cook! Even if you can’t cook try it and you will eventually get it!
Lovely piece.
Thank you Sheryl
The title got me ❤️ let’s make lasagne https://makepurethyheart.com/vegan-lasagne/
Lasagne is the best