Ur Happy Place 10/20!

welcome to ur happy place for the week of 10/20! this week we're about befriending ourselves....


ways to befriend ourselves:


curling up by the fire with a cup of tea and a good friend...here are some of mine i'd like to share with you....
listening to truth with an open heart:
"the good news is that you can free yourself from your mind. this is the only true liberation. you can take the first step right now. start listening to the voice in your head as often as you can. pay particular attention to any repetitive patterns, those old gramophone records that have been playing in your head perhaps for many years. this is what i mean by 'watching the thinker', which is another way of saying: listen to the voice in your head, be there as the witnessing presence. when u listen to that voice, listen to it impartially. that is to say, do not judge. do not judge or condemn what you hear, for doing so would mean that the same voice has come in again through the back door. you'll soon realize: there is the voice and here i am listening to it, watching it. this i am realization, this sense of your own presence, is not a thought. it arises from beyond the mind."

from a new earth

eckhart tolle


writing poetry 4 ourselves:


ur happy day haiku:


befriending myself today

is a simple thing

being faithful regardless



being adventurous with a new recipe:

bilbo's underground stew
from the follow ur heart vegetarian cookbook

8c. h20
1c. raw blanched Virginia peanut (or other raw or roasted peanuts, no skin)
3c.turnip, chopped bits size chunk
1c.diced red onion
1c.yellow onion
2c. russet potato, cut large chunk
2c carrot, 1/4 " rounds
1 1/2c rutabaga, parsnip, jicama or Jerusalem artichoke or any combo. of
1c. beets, scrubbed , small chunks
1c. green onion
2c. h2o
1tbsp.granulated garlic
1tbsp. dried parsley
1tbsp.dried basil
1tbsp. spike
2tbsp tamari
1/4c. dried chives
4 tbsp.butter
2c. sour cream

bring to a boil:water, peanuts, turnips,and red and yellow onion/ simmer,covered stirring occasionally until veggies break down and a slightly thickened broth forms, about 45 min. add potatoes, carrots, rutabaga (or other veg's) and water. bring to a boil again, then simmer covered stirring occasionally, until potatoes are barely tender. add beets, green onions, garlic, parsley, basil, spike and tamari. simmer until beets are just tender. soup will be a bright pink. turn off heat. stir in chives, butter and sour cream ,let sit covered 5 min. stir well and serve.

why not add a chunk of sour dough bread and a glass of merlot?? ahhh now that's being a good friend to urself!

lately , i 've released the death grip on life. i guess after being sick and regaining a measure of health back i take more in stride, am more appreciative, happy with simplicity. my happiness is not so much determined by what's happening. it's a nice change not to be consumed. to just be for awhile.


here's to being and to befriending. until next time..xx