Fake it to make it!

This is a topic I've wanted to touch on for a little while. You may have heard this expression before. In fact, someone said it to me just the other day. There is so much truth to this, it makes me nauseous. It comes down to this; if you don't believe in yourself, then you won't make it very far. Self-confidence can take you pretty far.

3 cheers for believing!

Dein

A little bit of flavour

A taste of indian cuisine 

I swear this isn't turning into a food blog. I only wanted to include a picture of this tasty dish because it was SO DAMN GOOD! A scrumptious mix of cumin, cayenne, curry, and coriander, with lentils, orange cauliflower, mushroom, onion, potato. A great vegetarian dish if I say so myself.

While on the topic of food, I just started reading the bestseller "The 100-mile diet". So far (10 pages in), it's a delightful read. And I should point out that I am not yet feeling the guilt that I felt while reading "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle". (Also a great book by the way). I think that food is a sensitive topic in our society, and to approach the issue of extensive food transport versus local food has to be done in such a way as to INSPIRE, and not GUILT. If you force someone to do something out of guilt, it won't last, plain and simple. 

My interest in these topics is partially driven out of fear. I fear that I may live to see a day where our existing infrastructure and modern society will collapse, only to leave us helpless in a world where food is plentiful, but we've forgotten how to survive. Bleak outlook, I know. I'm an optimist, I swear!

Back when I was in high school, my history teacher said something that continues to resonate with me; "everyone, in their lifetime, will see a depression, war or a major upheaval in their current state of living". I didn't quote it very well, but I hope you get the idea. It shocked me at the time, but I think there's some truth to it. I think most people are on par with the idea that our current state of affairs (globally) is unsustainable. And the first few cracks in the system have already appeared (with the US). 

And now we wait.

Dein

PS. Next blog will be HAPPY. I promise :)

Here kitty-kitty...

Have you heard of Kevin Richardson, the lion tamer? I hadn't. You may have heard of Grizzly Man (aka. Timothy Treadwell), who famously chronicled the lives of bears in Alaska. He was ultimately killed by a bear, mauled to death along with his girlfriend. There's even a documentary entitled "Grizzly Man" that was released in 2005.

Now, I'm definitely an animal lover, but I would never have dreamed of risking my life to spend time with them. On the upside, the work of these few amazing people has changed the way we look at "dangerous" animals. Maybe they're not so dangerous after all! And it also shows that body language among other cues can be a very powerful tool when working with animals. They can sense a lot more than we give them credit for.

Something to think about.

Toodles,

Dein