The Irish began using baking soda to leaven their soft wheat bread in days when hard wheat and yeast were hard to come by. It made use of milk that had gone sour as well. Today, it is a symbol of cultural heritage that is often baked on St. Patrick’s Day.
How do you connect with the stories of your ancestors? How do they nourish your being?
Even in the midst of harshness and death, new life begins. New babies are born. Plants show new growth. Tadpoles hatch from frog eggs in ponds.
Look around you for signs of new life today. Where do you see them?
In the last year, we have become accustomed to masks that protect us and hide our faces from the world. Sometimes, we wear metaphorical masks as well, and sometimes those masks are necessary to protect against the harshness of our world.
What are the metaphorical masks you wear to protect yourself? What are the environments in which you feel safe enough to take them off?
Spring ahead, fall back–our clocks change, but time remains the same. Our values and goals also remain the same.
How can you make time to care for yourself and others today?
In time, wounds that are cared for can heal and leave behind scars that are often beautiful. Our scars remind us that we have survived and that we are resilient.
What are the scars you carry? How can you see them as beautiful?
