Last updated Nov 23, 2020 at 7:57PM | Published on Oct 18, 2019
I’m sure we’ve all heard this said in different ways, and it’s so true. I love it !
Essentially… it’s all about abundance.
Whatever you focus on… gets more concentrated. Whatever you see…. gets bigger.and brighter. Whatever you feel… gets stronger … until you’re full.
So don’t focus on what you don’t have, or what you don’t see or what you don’t feel.
Abundance comes in many ways… I must show you one of our last meals before we set off for the weekend (READ ON) !
What an abundance of food we had... when we focused on what we saw in that ‘empty’ fridge rather than what we didn’t see… boy did we feel full after!
Look what the ’empty fridge’ gave us !
I just used the little I had in the fridge, along with some staples in the cupboard and my handy hand blender. Mixing a variety of textures and complimentary flavours, click over to the recipe to see what I did. True to Oprah’s quote, there was even some sauce leftover to inspire another snack the next day. ( don’t you love the kitsh 70’s crockery from the rental house 🙂
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Paul & Aoibheann
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