No question looms larger on a daily basis for many of us than
“What’s for lunch?”
and, when that has been resolved,
“What’s for dinner?”
~ Jim Harrison, A Really Big Lunch: Meditations on Food and Life from the Roving Gourmand
Photo: Easy Indian Masala Burgers @ yumi-food. (Masala Burger @ Trader Joe’s is a blend of seven different vegetables – potatoes, carrots, green beans, bell peppers, onions, corn and green peppers – with authentic Indian spices like coriander, cumin, red chili powder and turmeric.)
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So true. It is around our house anyway.
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It’s the ONLY question(s) that matter.
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Yes, for sure!
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Yup, that’s about right.
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Priorities, Priorities….
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Of the highest order…
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Existentialism at its core.
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That it is…
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Ahhhh yes…..as you say….the essentials….
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I love it!
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Thanks! Jim Harrison was so good…..
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hahaha!
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Truth!!!!!! 😀
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LAUGHING…
Yes! With four kids, the story of my life.
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Yes!
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so once we are full, we look ahead for more.
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The circle of life.
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Some days I get so tired of thinking about food. My binge eating disorder spins food into a tornado of panic, urgency and exhaustion. I’m so grateful for the medication that dulls all that and allows it to slide, for a time, into background noise.
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I wouldn’t wish any disorder on me, but this one, I could benefit just a little leaning from…
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Oh, my friend, there’s no learning, just lessons in self-compassion and acceptance.
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So many lessons, I keep learning.
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I gaze at the image of abundance and I think of your “Running With Pus” post and that image and the descriptions of the homeless people along your journey and I wonder if they will even have one square meal, today or tomorrow under the South Beach sun?
Not meaning to be a drag, the photo just evoked a contrast between your posts…
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It is a valid point Christie. The gaps between the haves (us) and the have-nots is so wide. So true.
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and I think of all the effort it took to bring the food and spirit to that table ..for all of the hard work of many…it comes together in such a beautiful presentation bringing forth nourishment…, truly a blessing,to receive, a meal …
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Yes, well put…
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Yo. Chris and I have been talking about this lately while visiting a city for the first time together in a long while. So. Many. People. All eating 3 meals a day, all piling up the rubbish. Gosh, humans are wicked consumers.
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Smiling. We are wicked. Just look at the dumps…
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in action.
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Certainly is.
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