Looks like today we'll benefit from past choices, or we'll be making final decisions on where we really want to put our energy! We're aiming for what makes us happy!
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Hmm. Okay. Benefit from past choices.
Weeellll... I've been craving butterscotch cookies for about a month and haven't found any in the grocery store. Tried to substitute straight butterscotch chips - but only found them once. And, as I had no desire to actually try and make cookies, they were too sweet by themselves. Tried butterscotch pudding - it didn't set up well, and again was too sweet. And yes, I love the salted caramel cocoas, but... 'tsnot a cookie. (ME WANT COOKIE!)
Today I went to the grocery store for dinner ingredients and I was complaining to my shopping companion about the dearth of butterscotch cookies. As we walked through the dairy, I glanced at the very full clearance section and LA! there was a stack of oatmeal scotchies cookie dough - just break apart and cook. I laughed and laughed. (and people looked at me, and I didn't care.)
My shopping companion grabbed me 3 packs. She has, by the way also taught me a most excellent and quick form of cookie cooking. Put the dough on the plate, put the plate in the microwave for 15 to 30 seconds. I like 30 seconds, because it gets a gentle crust. Warm. Melty. Soft. The problem with baking cookies, I've always thought, is when they're a day old, the steam of flavor is missing. Microwaving cookie dough is much better. In my opinion.
So, that's a benefit, for my taste buds at least. And I was happy. But I don't know if it really applies to the "fire" portion -- unless you consider butterscotch chips are orange.
In other news, in my personal reading (which involved communication) I was so concerned about all the things it might have been, I actually missed it when it happened. Ah well. Next time I'll try harder.
But back to this reading, beginning and ending of the day, I did put my energy into the things I enjoy. And actually, oh yeah!
I am a bit of a planner, and I know if I try to concentrate on too many things at once, I just get (well, the word is pissy) cranky. I had set this evening aside as family time. But... the family was off each doing his/her own thing. So, instead of sitting around feeling useless and put upon (and instead of playing video games), I went back to my office and was productive. I felt much better after that. I'll admit, I did not have this rune reading in mind when I did it (I was still festering over the missed opportunity). But past practices of learning how to set aside the expectations, of seeing the situation for what it is, allowed me to do for me today.
And that spurred me to do more writing, which made me so happy, I actually had to force myself to stop so I COULD fulfill my family time duties.
Goodness. I am a babbling. And I do want to play SOME video game today. So.
I hope you had a great day!
-Lila
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