We’re immersed in stress, anxiety, and fear. Me too. The questions like, what if I failed? Why my colleague is so stunning or why I get stuck on this progress. Believe me, that question over in my head too. I’m a human.
And yes, we’re all victims of fear. We all conjure up these what-if scenarios in our minds that drive us crazy. Sure, there are things that we need to do. There are goals that we must achieve. I know that.
But, the most important thing is we have to embrace life. Live the life, not because life is short, but because life has its own way to make us feel worthy, or even home.
And that’s the reason I made this chapter. How do I embrace life? And this is the first one. Let's talk about food and cooking.
I love food so much. I do, and the fact I really deny it so much. maybe the reason I can’t stay on a diet because of my love of food. I love eating sushi and dim sum, and suddenly because of it, I found myself loving cooking.
Cooking, made a meal. My first love of cooking is when I made a plate of Hainan Chicken Rice, I found the recipe on the Cookpad apps, and instantly, I subscribe to the app for premium member. My mom said the kitchen smells like Hawker in Singapore, and I got the excellent taste of that food. My mom was proud of me.
And then so many meals follow. I made Bitter Ballen, some carbonara pasta and Japanese kind of dim sum - named Ekado. My friends said the Ekado I was made is so gorgeous. And the boy I loved eats my Ekado!
Oh, Ekado was the food he loves so much, btw.
When I was cooking my interest in food I found my life pause. I can enjoy the time and everything get slowly in my head. Yes, there’s still a deadline or a problem, there’s an unachieved goal or something. But, I found myself feeling brave to face life again.
I’ve learned about business, about Love, and most importantly, about persistence. But there’s something I feel like everybody needs to get perseverance is persistence to feel gratitude for the simplest of pleasures.
No matter how simple it was, but try to live from your heart, not your head more often. Try to allow yourself to receive the blessings of life. Because living a joyful life is a choice.
XOXO,
Fatimah
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