SPIRITUAL ROOTS: Depression may have its roots in a defective view of God as punishing or expecting perfection, leading to chronic guilt, or from real guilt from one’s past that may have been buried. As we dig deeper, we may find anger at God as a root of depression. To complicate th...
Stop by the Ravello Demonstration Kitchen, transformed intoIl Mercato Italiano.The marketplace will feature imported olive oils, wines, and more for sale, in addition to housemade Italian pastries and desserts, from Chef Fabrizio’sbomboloniand biscotti to his housemade limocello and gelato. Visitor...
And each year my husband looks at me sideways and says, “There is no way that song is real. You have totally made it up.” And then each year I respond with cool confidence, “It is indeed real. We sang it in high school choir, at our Christmas program, as a round. It was ma...
Think rice, curry powder, olive oil, and whatever protein & vegetables the markets had to offer. Eventually an odd hotel/hostel hybrid was discovered and we took a room with an ancient, but fully functional wall TV. At first glance, this fishing town looked pretty abandoned. Local activities...
Your thoughts, feelings, memories and emotions are not the problem, no matter how unpleasantly real and visceral they might feel. As an example, emotions are signals that something important needs our attention: We feel sad if we’ve lost something or someone important. We feel fear when a ...
But now, today, I want to talk about what has emerged as a real, true daily cure in my mind: Eating healthily, normally—to sustain—without prejudice or ideology or perfectionism. About a year ago, the specter of anorexia entered our household. I have hesitated to say anything about it...
1/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup dry white wine (Justin Wilson was right on this one…never cook with a wine you wouldn’t drink!) Looks like a little more than a cup – just noticed! Guess, it worked…
Side-eyed them reallllyyyy hard. Some people went as far as saying that“Muslim is the New Black…” My jaw dropped. Nothing will ever be the New Black. Muslim immigrants enjoy the benefits of being in this country. Living in good neighborhoods, having the financial ability to send their...
There was only one canister of olive oil remaining and YHWH allowed that one canister of olive oil to burn for 8 days and the Temple was placed in operational order for the worship of YHWH. In the Holy Place of the Temple there was only one light…the Menorah or Lampstand. The Priests...
jolly about these traditions I’m executing for the sake of the traditions themselves, but I cannot shake the thought that I am missing the point completely and, by participating enthusiastically, I’m keeping others from seeing and remembering and feeling the very real somberness of this season...