Carrot, Ginger, and Cherry Salad

This morning I decided (after an enjoyable, but indulgent time at a BBQ) that I would commit to eating primarily veggies for the day. For breakfast, I began with a carrot salad and wanted to share the recipe with others.

Serves 1
2 medium carrots, grated
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1/4 cup cherries, pitted and cut in half
1 tablespoon hemp seeds, (shelled)
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon ground flax seed
1 teaspoon raw agave syrup

Grate carrots and ginger into a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients until well mixed and coated. I just thought about this, but I could also add a 1/4 cup of shredded coconut (unsweetened). MMMMMmmmmmmm!! It tastes so good! Enjoy!

There is always change and growth

 HAHA!! Did you see that!?!? A CHANGE was made! OH LOOK!! There goes another one! If I head out to the garden, I'm sure I'll see a whole bunch

Man, do I LOVE growing!

Love living the journey

Love living the journey

 

If getting started is one of the hardest to do, then what about the rest of the journey? Do you have to love to get started?  Do you have the love to persevere along the way?  And do you have the passion to see it to the end?  If love is with you the whole way, without love you have no journey.  Without love, you are not living life.

All or Nothing?

 All or Nothing?

 

What you give may be what you get.

 

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." ~ 

Mark 12:30

 

Have I been loving, living and doing with ALL my heart, ALL my soul, ALL my mind, and ALL my strength?  This is a secret handshake I share with my boys as a reminder when things seem to be going crazy, frustrating, off, or out of sorts.  When moments start whirling with feelings of anxiety, worry and doubt.  STOP! Breath!  And start at the top again.  Apply the secret handshake and ask, "Am I applying my ALL to this situation? If not, how can I?  If yes, how can I get more help? (Pray and focus on the bigger picture seems to work for me)

 

In all this I thought about applying myself to ANYTHING I want to do in life. I shuddered at the fact of doing anything with a half-attempt, not really caring how I do it or not or doing the work grudgingly. Where is the satisfaction in that? If I am going to do anything, I am going to give my all (or whole heart) to it....regardless if it is something I think I won't like. Because I realized, that regardless of liking what I do or not, it the getting it done and done WELL that I get a KICK out of it. Ever clean up dog doodoo in the spring time?......not fun. However, after cleaning it all up off your lawn, you know that you can enjoy taking care of your lawn and going onto it without worrying about rolling in a dog's leftovers.

 

I also thought about wanting to get something out of what I put into it. If I am all or nothing, and I put nothing into it, what am I going to get out of it? NOTHING! If I put my half-effort into doing something, how much do I expect to get in return? I should expect half. But if I put my ALL and full effort into doing something, then I can hope to expect a whole lot in return. As I did my workout this morning I gave it my ALL. I didn't finish it all, but for what I did do, I got the most out of it. I did do something as opposed to nothing, but in the SOMETHING I did, I gave it my all! I have muscle awareness all over the place HAHA and it is soooo satisfying. I know that my example of giving my full effort to whatever it is I do, will be seen and hopefully lived out in my children, in my friends and family too. I AM going for ALL as half or nothing doesn't sit well with me. And if I do settle for less, I know that the frustration will soon follow to remind me to give my ALL.  Thank you God for another wonderful instruction to live and enjoy. =D