Acceptance. It is one of the great concepts in many spiritual or religious traditions. Acceptance of what is, of the circumstances, of what you manifested. As you walk the spiritual path in truth, it becomes one of your greatest tools, so to speak. The key to the doorway through disturbance, convolution, pain, and karma. Yet the longer you walk the spiritual path, the more lower mind learns the concept; and the more it learns the concept of acceptance, the easier it becomes f

Drowning in fresh summer veggies? Or have some various veggies left in the fridge you don't quite know what to do with? Looking for something tasty and a little fancy, but still easy to make? I got you. May I present: the brilliantly variable veggie bake! the super yummy courgette and carrot bake The original recipe speaks of a “Courgette and Cauliflower Bake”. When I tried this out before, I had a cauliflower but no courgettes. Instead, I had leek. So I made a leek and cauli

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While the courgette-and-carrot bake is in the oven, and the beetroot for the experimental pasta sauce (or maybe soup?) is happily bubbling away, I'd like to take the time to look at and contemplate a less pleasant aspect – also known as a “doorway” – of diet. Any diet, yours and mine.

Ever felt drawn to a particular activity, or to learn a specific skills, yet stepping in that direction means nothing but blockages, frustration, and disappointment? Leaving you feeling stupid and a failure? This is for you.

Next level Ascension Kitchen Adventures ~ here's an evolved recipe for Arcturian Beetroot Dahl!

August, late summer. Nature is beginning to remind us what abundance is ~ and also drown us in zucchini. Possibly carrots. Ooh, is that the first beetroot, too? If you're ready to tear out your hair at the flood of veggies, wondering what to do with them: Try out this Thai inspired curry with all your summer veggies!

It's the height of summer, and temperatures around Europe keep trying to reach - or exceed - average body temperatures. Those are the days when you want to eat something fresh and light ~ and here is the perfect recipe: fresh, light, crunchy, easy to make, and fun to eat: The Fun Summer "Roulades", a Kitchen Adventure that turned out perfectly.

One more week of kitchen adventures, featuring cheezy broccoli, a root-veggie stir fry with tempeh, and a beetroot brownie cake with a twist. Also, changes.

When the internal gets challenging, nourish your soul by doing something you love. Welcome to this week's Kitchen Self-Care.

Three ways to fulfilment ~ an exploration in three dishes (Or: Kitchen Adventures, but make them Multidimensional)

Well, hello! It's time for Kitchen Adventures again! This week's began like this: Box: >arrives< >contains three zucchini< Joy: Oooh, zucchini! Awesome! Now, what cool recipe did I see the other day that required loads of zucchini? Joy: ... Joy: ... Joy: >still cannot remember, adds zucchini to everything else instead<

Welcome to another week of kitchen adventures! This week's are still a work in progress, actually, because two things are still waiting to go in the oven. They are waiting because I am waiting for temperatures to maybe, hopefully, cool down a little in the evening. Please? However! Some adventures were had, so let's dive into all the fun things I made with the veggies shown in the unboxing video!

This forest close to where I live is truly magical ~ and truly healing. No matter how terrible I feel when I go in, I come out softened, open, relaxed ~ present. I love this place. Let me share some of its magic with you ...

Welcome to Kitchen Adventures with Joy! Where recipes are more like guidelines, and the end result can be totally weird and the most important thing is to have fun in the creating.

The Shift has been accelerating since 2023 ~ and is only going to get faster and more intense as time goes by. Are you ready to shift with the Shift? Here's an exploration of ways that might help you.

base chakra challenges for starsouls & empaths