Or does it? Do we have to feel sad and lonely because we're house bound, bed bound, ill disabled or just single? This is my opinion.... P.S. Ignore the crazy eyes, it was the best thumbnail on offer! I love pancakes, I can't quite believe that you can take flour, milk and eggs, mix them together and get something so delicious! They're so simple and so versatile. I like my pancakes thin and crispy; but the rest of my family prefer them thick and doughy. Traditionally I always have pancakes for breakfast on my birthday; but a whole day dedicated to them is pretty amazing in my opinion. Pancake Day (also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the last day before Lent, when Christians used up ingredients that were forbidden until Easter. These included fat, butter and eggs. Pancakes are the perfect way to use them up! I've been quite adventurous with pancake toppings in the past, both sweet and savoury. These are my absolute favourites.
Image courtesy of dusky / FreeDigitalPhotos.net For the past couple of weeks we've been buried in snow. Okay that's a slight exaggeration; but for Norfolk it was a lot. My limited trips out became even more limited as the roads turned to ice rinks. Don't get me wrong, I love snow; it's one of my favourite things in the world, at least for about a week. After that I just want it to go so life can get back to normal. Our garden has been hidden under a blanket of white and I was beginning to forget what it even looked like. There was no sign of it changing, of it going away and I had resigned myself to it. That was until last weekend when it rained all night on Saturday. I woke up to see every last trace of snow had been washed away, to reveal the world looking bright and fresh in the winter sunshine. It was beautiful and exciting; but also quite shocking. I couldn't believe that something that looked so permanent had just vanished, literally overnight. It made me realise that things are changing all the time, often gradually, painfully slowly; but big changes can happen quickly too. It gave me hope, a belief that being stuck didn't mean being stuck forever. Life is moving forward all the time, we just have to go with it and know that it's okay for it to move at a snail’s pace, because maybe we're just resting up before the big sprint of sudden change and growth. Image courtesy of Evgeni Dinev / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I was sent a link to this very cool infographic about goal setting by OnlineEducation.net it reminded me why I do set goals and gave me hope that it's worth doing! Have you set any goals this year?
I'm doing a course at the moment called Unleash Yourself and it's all about letting go of fear and finding what works for you. You can find more details here... http://leahshapiro.com/unleash-yourself/ It's definitely worth doing, I'm only on day two and it's making me realise and release so many things, I'm excited by it. I feel like I'm moving in the direction I've been wanting my life to go. We've been talking about aligning with what's right for you and how when you find it and do what feels right, it's expansive. For me it feels like I can breathe again. It's as if everything in the world falls into place and it just makes sense. My aim is to feel like that all the time. I'm trusting if it feels icky then it's not right and I need to look for what feels better. One of the things that makes me feel expansive is this beautiful piece of music by Trevor Morris, I first heard it on and fell in love with it. When (not if!) my book gets turned into a film, this is the guy I want to do the soundtrack! I just had to share it with you. Enjoy! PS Let me know what makes you feel like you can breathe |
Claire WadeI'm an author, disability activist, winner of the Good Housekeeping First Novel Competition and The EABA for Fiction 2020 and founder of Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI). The Choice is available from:DETAILS:
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