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[25 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]

Tangerine-Lemon-Pecan Mistake Cake
Hey- this cake is a mistake. A mistake you want to make.  This cake is a reminder that total failures can be sweet, nourishing, fabulous.
Your soul was baking cakes one day, and couldn’t get one out of the pan. The cake looked so sad broken there, until I remembered that cracks are where the light gets in. Cracks Create Character.
Make a Mistake. Make a Cake. It’s all good.
The Cake
1/2 pound unsalted butter at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 extra-large eggs at room temperature
1/4 cup grated orange zest …

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[23 Feb 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Soul Note: I Have Been Thinking…

I have been thinking …
I have been thinking of the difference between water
and the waves on it. Rising,
water’s still water, falling back,
it is water, will you give me a hint
how to tell them apart?
Because someone has made up the word
“wave,” do I have to distinguish it
from water?- Kabir
It is the same with bodies,  me.  What separates inner me from outer me are these words inner and outer.  So, bah! We are one. We are one. We are one.
And also, what separates us from other souls?
more words.  Mere words.
Less words, more …

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[22 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]
Soul Note: This Perfect Day

Sometimes, it is easy to forget that today is just another perfect day to feel safe in the world.
it’s easy to forget that every time you breathe out, the world experiences you in every way.
Your breath is a dance with the universe and your heart keeps time.
Puts your work today in perspective, eh?

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