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One of the issues in our present household is my reluctance to cater to my daughter and granddaughter’s taste buds. Daughter is a great creator of various cuisine and lovely hostess as a result of her interest in food from early childhood. 

 

During the 56 years I cooked for my late husband Sam, he hated elaborate recipes and just wanted strait salt and pepper on his meat fish and vegetables with brown rice. My cooking is therefore simple, quick and fills a need. I grew up being, from early childhood, the family breakfast cook of bacon and eggs with rice.

This morning, I’m feeling harassed as to following this Martha Stewart Recipe type routine. I’m using this incident to learn. The first suggestion by Beck is to accept the “suffering” - pay attention to the suffering and let it stay.”  We all have suffering daily and this is applicable to all levels.

 

The second step is to address my suffering with compassion and kindness. As soon as I let it stay, it will quiet down.

 

The third step is to realize and practice holding the suffering - creating a peace that holds that suffering so lovingly that it is no longer concerning.

 

Fourth Step: Never stop having this process available every day/every minute! Beck has suggestions for a “daily practice” outline that I will write in another blog. 

 

I am learning to feel my real self, inside my human embodied existence and it is exciting.