The Recipe of Your Life

"We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of the dream" ~Willy Wonka

Last night I had a dialogue with myself about all the things I wanted to be different and why they were not changing. Wait just a minute, don't call me crazy, I will bet you you have this conversation with yourself nearly everyday, it just is not conscious. "Why am I doing this job?", "Is this relationship really serving me?", "Why can't I stick to this diet?", "Why didn't I do this before the deadline?". We dialogue all day with ourselves but I actually wrote out this dialogue... like if I came to me for advice what would I say. Long 5 page story short, it came down to one big fat realization. See what I want, and I think what we all want, is the ability to be exactly who we are, have the freedom to do the things that inspire and move us and share it with others. My problem was I could not figure out how to approach my life, my limitations, my everyday grind with the right amount of vigor. Then I thought of something I love to do.... cooking. The reason I love cooking is that it puts me right in the moment, fully experiencing tastes, smells, textures, consistencies and details. There is no judging what is happening, it just is, I add what is needed and keep going till the meal is done. I put all my energy into it and then am able to share the outcome with those around me... so that they literally fully digest what I have created. 

OK, so what if I were to approach every moment of my life like I was cooking? Because that is really what we are doing right? We create ourselves or our stories in every moment so that people around us can learn from it. If I brought the awareness I have when cooking a meal to every action right from that moment in the morning that my consciousness comes back from the dream state I could possibly change everything. If I was willing to fully experience each moment's details for what it was and add what needed to be added to make it the best meal for the day, I thought everything could change. So that is what I decided to do today, it has been phenomenal. This slight shift can open up a whole new energy in our lives. My advice, think of anything you absolutely love doing, think of how you approach it, how you give and receive, the reasons you love it and apply those principles to absolutely everything you do. Try it out for just one day, notice where you resist and where you fall off track, come back to your approach in the moment and see if you will ever go back. 

In every moment we can decide to be great. We are the great chefs preparing the best meal of our career, we are the musicians creating the concert that moves thousands, we are the great ancient poets whose translated writings will provide insight for thousands of years, we are the innovators and artists whose works will be remembered and revered forever, we are the disciplined sculpted dancers on stage sending goose bumps over the skins of our audience, we are the love makers locking limbs with the great invisible unknown, we are the business people creating peaceful, sustainable global conversations that change the world, we are the saints and saviors changing the equilibrium of our planet through our prayers and intentions, we are the environmentalists reaching out and saving the very thing that gives us life, we are the mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers of all of existence. The trick is to remember how to approach every moment knowing this is so.