May 24, 2024
😎 Yesterday, I was welcomed back as a guest on Colorado & Company, a local morning program and I did… okay, I guess?
I was talking about mindfulness 🧘🏽 and truthfully, I didn’t feel very mindful.
I was too busy thinking about how I was really sore from the gym, ☠️ and that my sourdough wasn’t as bubbly as I’d hoped, 🌀 and that my bread didn’t rise quite enough, 🫣 and that… well, you get the point.
I was trying to be 💯 perfect.
But because I was trying to be perfect, I only attended to the imperfections of my ‘performance’. 💩 When I called my parents after the show, I was deflated. Not “Yay, I was on TV” but “Ugh, I messed up.”
[Enter the Apocalypse 🔥🌎🔥]
Obviously, it’s not A Big Deal, but it can feel like it. 😳
But this goes exactly to why I wanted to talk about sourdough and mindfulness. 🙂 It is okay to try new things. It’s okay to mess up. It’s okay to just try and be as present as you can and let the world work itself out. 🤞🏽
(Is this a continuation of last week’s email? Well, shoot. Apparently I need to keep learning this lesson…)
Even though I cringe at including this because it didn’t feel like My Very Best, I hope that sharing my things despite feeling messy and imperfect that gives you a little bit of grace for yourself when you feel messy and imperfect. 💗
PLUS, this team opened up opportunities for black Americans to work in corporate America. 💼
Here’s a cool mini documentary (literally 60 seconds) all about a young black entrepreneur who created a bakery 🥖 that uses produce from their neighborhood urban garden to teach kids about nutrition, cooking, and connection! 🌱
📚 I just signed up for a virtual book talk in June that looks freakin’ awesome!
Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis examines how food can connect us especially during major world events (:cough: COVID-19 🦠). And there are some pretty cool panelists as well!
I’m excited to think more about food as a way for folks to explore and discuss their experiences of the pandemic. Join me at this virtual talk on July 24!
🥧 It’s been a LONG week and I have been finding a great deal of joy in listening to the DnDnD podcast (Dungeons and Dragons and Dinner)!
🎲 🛡️ ⚔️ 🏰 🏹 🧙🏽♂️
And yes, I am a complete nerd!
🎧 This unique podcast uses a dinner party to enhance the vibes of each quest. 🍻
From mystery meat pies to one character’s peculiar obsession with milk, I love the creative and clever ways the players/characters incorporate food into their stories. Plus, they are just hilarious episodes! 🤣
Have a great long weekend everyone and as DnDnD would say…
“Do what’s fun!”
Love 5 Cool Things? Great news, you can get our next edition delivered right to your inbox every Friday morning. Sign up for our newsletter here!
Comments