Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Meditations on Life

1. Start cooking with cold oil
2. Always have your ingredients ready and lined up
3. Soy in eggs tastes wonderful
4. Fruit in salad always makes it better
5. Food is the best form of nostalgia
6. Marinate your protein and use the same ingredients to create a salad dressing to be had together - saves time and tastes yum. 
7. Brie with truffle honey!
8. While making stir-fry, timing is everything.
9. Add oil to your marinade, you won’t need any more while cooking 
10. Add a pinch of salt to all sweet preparations & a pinch of sugar to all savoury ones.

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1. Don’t over oil your hair or leave it in too long
2. Layer your body fragrances for best effect
3. Always look at yourself in the mirror - see yourself
4. Read everyday
5. Wake up early (preferably before the rest of the members of your house)
6. Mental health days are necessary.
7. Declutter spaces to declutter your mind. 
8. Always acknowledge your day; appreciate the good, recognise the corrections
9. Find a way to cleanse & recharge your own spirit and do it regularly.
10. Love your home!

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1. Consistency is harder than grand gestures
2. Kindness has many forms; the opportunity to show it or experience it is always present
3. Genuine love is beyond three words
4. People’s behaviour is more a reflection of their own selves and not so much about you
5. Relationships cannot be forced if they are meant to be real
6. Being able to ask for help is a strength
7. Start difficult tasks with a positive word
8. Smile when you pick up a call
9. GRACE
10. Always say thank you
11. Be true to yourself

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1. Fit feels right
2. Good things come to those who sweat
3. There is no cure for laziness
4. Positivity is self-perpetuating
5. Lethargy is exhausting
6. Rest is part of the fitness process
7. Big changes come from small ones. 
8. Guilt is very high on calories 
9. Wishing doesn’t get you anywhere, only working does
10. Excuses don’t make you loose weight / become healthier

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1. Water has taste
2. Solitude is necessary for balance
3. A reader will never be alone
4. Don’t chase numbers; concentrate on the process
5. Nostalgia can be about the past and the future 
6. Not all bad things are actually all bad.
7. Deflection is as bad as procrastination 
8. Your own experiences can always help someone somewhere
9. Silence can be healing 
10. Fantasise regularly - it will help you set your goals
11. Keep your inner child alive
12. Mischief is good, as long as it hurts no one. 

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1. Never use more than two fonts / variations in a graphic
2. Allow blank spaces
3. Use colours that compliment or contrast - not both
4. Geometry enhances design
5. Imperfection in perfection
6. There is such a thing as too many colours
7. Design shouldn’t be complex
8. Let your words / design / art form be a natural extension of yourself
9. Keep exploring, there is inspiration everywhere 
10. Never interrupt a flow
11. USE SPELLCHECK!