Seasons of the Monastic Table

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July 5, 2023 a project of ServiceSpace A thriving household depends on the use of seasonal produce and the application of common sense. - Oliver de Serres (1539-1619) - Seasons of the Monastic Table "'Remember the earth whose skin you are,' writes Joy Harjo, and there is literal truth to this. We are grown from the body of the Earth, we are made of it, and to it we return. Plants, bacteria, animals, fungi, humans: we all exist in relationship to each other and to a rotating and orbiting planet whose journey around the sun gives us waxing and waning light, seed sprouts and withering stems. Being attentive to these cycles and patterns can be a practice of remembrance." From Emergence Magazine comes a cookbook inspired by monastic cuisine, that honors the seasons with twenty-eight recipes to celebrate spring, summer, autumn, and winter. { read more } Be The Change Take a moment to reflect on the connections that exist or don't exist between your own daily life and the play of seasons. In what ways are your seasonal rhythms, activities and inputs linked to Nature's cycles? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Words Can Change Your Brain Consciousness as the Ground of Being The Really Terrible Orchestra 17 Things I Would Do Differently Death Doulas Provide End of Life Aid My 94-Year-Old Dad Talks About COVID-19 How Newness Enters the World 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 156,375 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More