Thoughts as 2023 comes to an End!

The Universe prefers speaking in riddles... it's not meant to be easy, if it was everyone would understand it without any effort, but the effort represents the journey and that's what makes life worth living - JZ

    In my travels throughout North America I have seen that we have more in common than in opposition. In places where I thought I would have nothing in common with the people there, I found that I had more in common then I ever imagined. In places where I thought I knew what I was going to experience and would be familiar with, I was completely surprised and saw a whole new perspective. Through all of it though, I have seen food bring people together who have nothing in common. Alternatively though, we do have something in common, we all must eat. The enjoyment of that activity can awaken your senses and introduce you to new experiences by simply sitting down and doing something we must all do. If we choose to live in the moment, we will see the beauty of it, but when we shovel the food down and go on with our lives we miss the whole point of experiencing life.   

    Every individual is unique and that uniqueness is what makes each of us special and capable of extraordinary accomplishments when we are in harmony and balance. When we are in a constant state of stress and anxiety we are not in balance and we cannot perform to our potential. Finding the balance in nature, within our relationships (personal and familial), life and everything in between is what leads an individual to reaching their potential. That balance comes from experiencing the life happening around us and seeing not only what is, but what is not. This also can be expressed in the way we make and consume food. 

    Believe in yourself and your ability to be great, let go of the past and the emotions that will trap you there and most importantly find your balance and live in the moment. Life is meant to be lived, but only you can decide the life you want to live. 2023 has been unpredictable and changed many perspectives and beliefs, but I truly believe we have seen what humanity is capable of in a very short span of time on the grand scale. We have seen and experienced the good and bad of this year and the past 3 years in a cyclone of chaos. Balance requires oppositional forces, that's the Law of the Universe as we understand it. To experience good we must understand bad, light and dark, love and hate, you get the point, one cannot exist without the other, every individual must find that balance and that balance will eventually balance the world. If we can strive to be better than we were the day before, we can create a future worth living for ourselves, our loved ones and those that have yet to come.

We all have the ability to change the world, but you must free yourself before you can free humanity... make 2024 the year we remember for all the right reasons. Happy holidays to all!!!