Life has a funny way of never following a linear straight line.
Funny thing with that is if you live your life according to the direction life moves you, you find that somehow the path is never straightforward. I have struggled a lot with that over the years, hearing quite often that I needed to get clarity about my goal and learn how to stick with it. I have been told often that I am way too scattered, that I should learn how to finish things, and that I should really work harder with making a commitment and following through no matter what. Well, I have learned there is definitely a great area of grey between this black and white thinking.I actually live very much like the woman in this picture. I allow myself to be guided and I trust that within the apparent smattering of ideas and thoughts there is an organized cohesive whole bringing everything together for some purpose (even those micro purposes that change from moment to moment), that it all falls together and has meaning beyond what my mind can possibly comprehend.
In my last post I emerged out of the closet as Sage and wrote my post with the idea in my head that from then on my posts would encompass the work I am doing with the herbs, sharing my remedies and displaying those that I have made.....Surprising growth everywhere.
Ha! Well I was certainly shown!....
I have learned once again....NEVER ever assume you know why you are doing what you are doing. I find it so funny that after all this time there are still those times where I get these epiphanies and think they mean a certain something when actually as I walk forward what emerges is SOOO much more than I imagined! Living with uncertainty is really becoming quite the blast....and to think in the past that is EXACTLY the thing that would send my mind into a spin and speed up the anxiety, sending me off into a world of addictive patterns to save myself from the torture.
Living as one with life is definitely like following a dirt path as it makes its way down and around the mountain. You never know where its going to take you.Sooo....on that note I wanted to briefly share with you this delicious breakfast I made this morning.
I have been shifting more and more into a vegan and gluten free lifestyle (which is a WHOLE other story in itself! lol) and today I wanted to make my oatmeal with millet instead of using oatmeal.
Well, it was absolutely delicious and what emerged was so full of so many nutrients I had to share.
The beauty is as I was making it other ideas emerged and I added some of my herbs enhancing the nutritional value of it and supporting my immune system.
It was really quite simple.
First I cooked the Millet (1-4 ratio Millet to water with a touch of sea salt),,,took about 20-30 minutes.
While the Millet was cooking I soaked chia, hemp, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, buckwheat grouts, coconut flakes, raisins and cranberries.
After the Millet cooked for about 20 minutes I was inspired to add some powdered astragalus, ginger and cinnamon to the Millet.
After everything was cooked and soaked I mixed it altogether and found I wanted to add a little more sweetness so I chopped up a couple dates really fine and added a dribble of my home made elderberry syrup. (possibly to be shared in another post)
What an amazing breakfast!....and I didn't have any hunger pains at all until well into lunch.
This really does make me smile because last year if I would have looked forward to this time I would never have imagined myself getting myself motivated enough to spend the time interacting with food in this way. Now most times you can't get me out of the kitchen!I always dreamed it but so often felt that it would take years for me to get here. HA again! Goes to show you that life is full of surprises if you just follow the path and trust it will take you to the most beautiful places.
What a blessing :)
Sending you all beeaautiful green blessings!
Sage
