Musings & Meditations

Indulged earlier today in a “Heat & Serve” Indian meal made by Tasty Bite — Peas, Paneer, and Basmati, if you must know. I originally bought it for camping, but sometimes quick and easy is exactly what you’re looking for.

Sandwiched between two pouches was a hefty piece of cardboard with this message:

Slow Down…
Our bodies need an uplifting and settled environment in order to process and absorb the nutrients from our meals. If that is not available then we should at least be sitting down to eat — not standing, walking, or driving our way through a meal.

Perhaps I should post this piece of cardboard at work.

I’m snowed in. In Seattle of all places. I’ve lived a good chunk of my life in the midwest, and snowed in means 3 feet of snow (falling all at once) and, perhaps, 30 below. Here, it’s a few inches and 27 degrees. But Seattle is not prepared for that kind of weather. And truly, I’m not complaining. The snow is beautiful, and I’m enjoying a lovely day at home.

I’ve got soup on the stove, a wonderful recipe I’ve wanted to try called “poor man’s bouillabaisse” (poached eggs instead of shell/fish, but all of the wonder of olive oil, saffron, thyme, and orange peel), a glass of wine in hand, and a fire in the fireplace (how did I ever survive without a fireplace?), and some of my favorite music blasting through the house (how I love “Play That Funky Music, White Boy”).

As a friend said, “Less a snow storm than a peaceful winter event.”