Discover a new flavor…
This should be your easiest challenge yet since the harvests are all coming in from the farmer’s markets and early fall is abundant with fragrant food.
Just today I tried vegan “Tofu benedict” with cashew cream hollandaise sauce. Yup! It was delicious. Flavors galore. I was told I wouldn’t miss regular eggs benedict. That was a lie, but separately I’m glad I got to know a new side of my favorite nut. Literally.
Last week we filmed 10 cooking segments for the upcoming winter PATH Adventure (registration opens in November) and we tasted sweet potato cookies and, don’t laugh or cringe, we made meat balls out of cod fish with an avocado sauce that was to die for. That’s right, fishy business.
So, go on… What have you got to lose?
Hey we agree sometimes it’s a leap, this wellness business. But we’ve got the past nine weeks to prove it’s a beautiful thing. Your posts of stunning places, exciting activities, superb food and extraordinary role models have been inspiring beyond words. Well, actually your pictures say a million words! Haha!
These posts all make wellness look like a snap. Easy Peasy.
But let’s be real. We know you’re only showing us the highlights and we know that summer makes it a little easier to be care free, revved up for fun and full of fresh foods. We also know that most of you are now back in the throes of shaping Vermont’s future. The yeoman’s work for sure.
Wellness soon may take a back seat to runny noses, lost homework, leaky roofs, frustrating parents, meddlesome colleagues, relentless paperwork, unfunded mandates and on and on.
Making your wellbeing a priority in the midst of all that will be more than yeoman’s work. Honestly, making habits stick has never been easy work but it is rewarding. The yeoman toiled to become a land owner. Once you own your habits, you’re on your way to solid, automatic, wellbeing. Every day is a new day to work in it. Step out and grab hold of those new flavors and new habits you’ve racked up this summer. Celebrate your hard work and get ready for what’s next.
And as Michelle Obama recently told a gaggle of college students (from at-risk backgrounds) on their way back to school:
“This isn’t supposed to be easy. So if it’s not easy, you’re right on track. If you’re feeling uncomfortable, know that I felt uncomfortable too. You just gotta push through. You can’t give up on things when they feel uncomfortable, because that’s life, you know. You gotta learn to deal with that discomfort if you’re gonna be ready for the next thing. All it is is work. You worked hard before, you’ve got this.”
You have it in you.
Post your
great “Flavorful” photos and share your stories of how the summer challenge will take you into the fall and winter. We love everything you tell us!
Cheers and enjoy.
See you on the PATH Ahead.