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Season of Attitude

Lessons on LifeThere was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

Moral: Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don’t judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

2137 days ago • Journal

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Party Potato Salad

Yesterday, I had this delightful lunch with one of my officemates when she offered me some of her salad lunch. It consisted of lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, beef (which I shared from my lunch), cheese, and ceasar dressing. It had been so long since since I tasted that salad! *wince*

Because of that, I am now urged to research other salad recipes. HAHA. Being the food lover that I am, I had to take down notes from a recipe book. ^^

6 cups cubed, cooked potatoes

1 unpeeled cucumber, cored, sliced
1 cup shredded carrots
1 tablespoon finely chopped celery
1 1/2 salt or to taste
1/2 teaspoon dill seed
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
Salad dressing

* Toss together potatoes, cucumber, 3/4 cup shredded carrots and celery.

* Mix seasonings with sour cream and dressing. Use enough dressing to moisten well.

* Lightly blend the dressing with vegetable mixture. Chill.

* Garnish with remaining carrots.

* Yield 8 to 10 servings.

Yum! I can’t wait eat salad again! ^^

2137 days ago • Journal

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Beauty in a Box – Facial Cleansers

Cleopatra had the right idea with her somewhat lavish milk baths. Milk is loaded with alpha – hydroxy acids (AHAs). These soften skin by exfoliating and dissolving the glue that holds dead skin together. These cleanse the skin’s topmost layer enabling our natural emollient oils to reach the surface cells thus moisturizing the skin. Blackheads are removed too!

AHAs are not only in milk but also in lemon juice, vinegar, blackberries, grapes, oranges, tomatoes, and apple juice.

Using lemon for example, you can try sqeezing a lemon a week & keep its juice in the refrigerator. In the morning, dab some lemon juice on your fingers and pat it onto the face, leave it on for ten minutes or so then rinse well.

NOTE: This Beauty in a Box tips are not made by me. They are borrowed from Papemelroti’s product sold in their stores.

2137 days ago • My Work

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