I always had a problem with people who claim to wake up every morning loving life, maybe they do but I don't. I can't even remember that I ever did-who thinks about life and love at 6.30 or earlier I ask? And apart from that, I never trusted excessive feelings. I neither love nor hate life, I just live it and I try to live it as well as I can. I try to live in harmony with myself and others which isn't always possible, I try to live and let live which isn't always easy either. I try to be coherent in my choices which can be hard and I try to be as honest as I can but who can always be honest? So we live and then we die, like annual flowers, only a bit longer. I wonder if they ever wake up and love life? And why would we be different for the other existences in the general scheme of nature I wonder. We are here, like all the rest of the life here on earth, to reproduce ourselves and sometimes I think we are really putting to much value to our existence by imagining that there is any other reason for our being here. But I do think we have to find our own reasons for living on so that we can wilt and die with a feeling of not having wasted our one single chance to live and my reason is the gift of love. To love is the greatest gift my life has given me, to be loved is not bad either but to really love without reservations is the best thing that ever happened to me because it makes me forget myself.
OK, I'll stop now, what actually started me off on this was a lot of thoughts about death which is also a good theme to muse upon but I'll do that another time, now I just want to give you an idea of a quick dessert or snack. I'm not a lover of kiwi fruits really but served in this way, they reach a new dimension I think.
KIWI WITH CANDIED GINGER AND MAPLE SYRUP
kiwi fruits
candied ginger, chopped
maple syrup
Slice the kiwi fruits and put them on plates or in a bowl. Add the candied ginger and drizzle maple syrup over it all. That's it.
I happen to be one of those people who generally wakes up positive. Not that I wake up at 6am and think: I love life, life is so wonderful. But I normally wake up feeling energized and ready to face another day with optimism. I usually see the glass half full and not half empty. Of course, I have had days when it was hard to get out of bed because I lost someone I loved dearly or because big problems weighed on my shoulder but generally I do love life and I am grateful for every moment given to me. To love and be loved, to be healthy and to have so much to learn all the time. And yes, as you say to make the most of the fleeting time I have been given.
ReplyDeleteI too wake up with a positive mind now and then, I don't intend that really, I mean people who constantly are on about how they love life etc. as if life is e particularly good for them, they remind me of those who say 'we never quarrel or fight' and next they are divorcing.Sometimes I like life, sometimes not and when I do like life, I definitely don't go on about it. Nothing wrong with enoying life, there are a lot of beautiful things in it, and I hope all people do because that means that they are nicer to each other. Hopefully
ReplyDelete<span>Ooh now you've got me thinking. I know that I wake up every morning next to a man who is innately pessimistic so I have to be positive to balance it out. Then he accuses me of not sharing in the day to day worries of life. But I also know that he appreciates my "frivolous" outlook on life. I take each day as it comes and try to enjoy what I can and laugh when I can. But what is even more special is being able to make others laugh. And like this wonderfully simple fruit dish, life is best when we can appreciate the simple things. Life and death are just too big to contemplate so I try and just carry on as well.
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<span>Hello! Yesterday I found your blog and I'm following you because I like it very much, I'm from Spain so sorry if my English is too much better!</span>
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<span>Very good dessert and easy to do, the mix of ingredients is awesome!</span>
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<span>If you want to take a look to my kitchen and if you like it, also follow me, thank you!</span>
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<span>See you soon and I'll wait for your next post! :) </span>
Sounds like such a good flavor combination. (And I never wake up loving life, although some days I do wake up liking it a lot!)
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ReplyDeleteLooks delicious. It sounds like something I would create on whim and end up loving it. Nice creation.
ReplyDeleteIlva, du är så himla kreativ och påhittig. Enkelt, gott och vackert!
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