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Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The Question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don't have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don't have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.

We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive at the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment. ... Thich Nhat Hanh


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Monday, November 19, 2007

Djerba-la-disappointment

It's not very often I go anywhere "new" as far as restaurants are concerned. I'm a fairly picky eater and my mostly organic vegetarian lifestyle has made it that much more difficult when it comes to eating out(which I don't do very often anyways .. [food] control issues :P ), especially with friends.

Well it was that time of the month (girls get-together) and this months suggestion was dinner at a local North African restaurant. Having not had north african cuisine in quite some time, I was all for it. One of the things that made it a definite for me was that on the website they featured use of organic vegetables.

Aside from the disappointment of waiting an hour and a half to be served a salad covered in (canned) tuna which I was told was a vegan appetizer (the menu's in the restaurant have no description of the meals served), I'd have to say the biggest shocker was when I glanced over at the kitchen counter and saw rows and rows of no-name brand vegetables.

I'm all for supporting local and small businesses, but I'm not so keen on supporting bullshit.

Comments on "Djerba-la-disappointment"

 

Blogger V said ... (6:23 AM) : 

I try to be a vegetarian except for the canned salmon.
I must have been a bear in my former life.

 

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