Bom dia!
Life is a gift. I read it everywhere, I hear it everywhere
and I totally agree on that. It is such an incredible gift that like with
everything I tend to get used to it.
I get used to having a healthy and delicious food in my stomach
each day, I get used to living in incredibly stunning nature places, I get used
to my strong and healthy body, to the mind that has space to think, to my job
that I love. Ohh man, being privileged takes you there.
Human nature is funny, either we remind each day to
ourselves how precious life is or we just take everything for granted.
For most of my lived life I often craved for good
sensations, for good experiences, for happiness and joy. And it is still there.
But these couple of years I have been much more acceptant to live through the
not so happy times. To still find a gratitude each day. To learn how to observe
and accept the things that didn’t go planned. And man, it’s hard!
I also felt that staying optimistic is very important, but
my life went so beautifully fulfilling that to stay optimistic was never too
hard. Only when I started to face little struggles, to see the unravelling
conditionings of mine, only then I really felt this need of gratitude. It is
always much easier to stay happy when the sun shines, but what about when it
rains?
Today has been an interesting day. And it inspired me to
write a post.
There was a very strong feeling of observation of my mood
today. Now, I am this kind of person who often wakes up and smiles with the
world. I take it as my strength and I value it. But the mornings I wake up with
an absolute irritation is actually- a gift to me from life (which often is hard
to see it as a gift!). It’s my reality check, asking me, hey, and so what you
gonna choose today-to react and infect others with the shit you deal or choose
to observe, smile at it, forgive yourself for having all these trivial little
problems and move on with the day. And it’s so fucking hard to choose the
second option! But if I don’t, it doesn’t matter how optimistic I can be on my
good days. And today I managed to stick with a second option. And what a
beautiful gift life can offer.
The moment I started to observe it, I became lighter. Not
that the little irritations disappeared but the feeling of compassion
appeared-compassion to myself. And that shifted my energy giving me a space to
see my mood as a separate entity from my Self. Do you know what I mean?
I guess in short, I feel very grateful and there was a need
to share it with you, my dear friends.
And I am still in beautiful Portugal. Summer is here, the
heat is coming, the leaves are drying and the sun starts giving me blisters on
my lip. I am still cooking for Kristina and Nick, playing with wild ocean from
time to time, connecting with people and observing cats. The animals often give
me a sense of grounding and the present moment feel.
I will be in Portugal for another month, and then…. A new
destination!
Thank you for reading this and being interested in my life,
Enjoy the month of June!
Ligita
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| healthy breakfast! |
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| budha bowl, or jesus? |
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| tofu salad with spinach crepes |
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| burnt faces!! |
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| no-bake chocolate tart |
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| dancing times |
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| jackfruit tempeh salad |
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| I love the colours! |
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| Palak Tofu Curry |
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| Portugal beaches are stunning! |
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| vegan finger food feast |
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| trying to draw, evil pics? |
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| the view from Sintra |
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| Tofu Balls |
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| black bean sweet potato patties |
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| Berries Cheesecake |
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| Teriyaki Eggplant with garden beans |
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| still trying :) |
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| pan grilled eggplant salad with beetroot mash |
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| Banana Caramel Parfait |
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| vegan twix |
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| re-union with Fraga after 10 years no see! |
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| banana pancakes! |
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| smoothie bowls |
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| wholegain spelt ravioli with spinach cashew filling |
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| asian style noodles with seitan |
