So it’s the end of Sepsis Survivor Week and I’d be amiss if I didn’t mention that. 🙌🏻
The 1.4 million people who live through Sepsis each year often face: insomnia, nightmares, panic attacks, anxiety, chronic pain and poor concentration. This last year and a half has been challenging as I work through all of the above. But every day I remember and say my thanks — I survived.
Even when we create happiness in our lives there is an “inevitability of hardship and heartbreak. … {that said}, We can face suffering in a way that ennobles rather than embitters. We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreaks without being broken.” (Desmond Tutu)
I am not broken. Every experience is an opportunity to grow.
On a lighter note :) and energy permitting, I’ve been spending time in my kitchen. Planning and creating new meals is my jam and my joy. Recently I made the spicy sausage, wild shrimp and white bean soup pictured below. A broth of aromatics, tomato and white wine. On the side, a toasted buttery baguette. This recipe is definitely a keeper and the perfect meal to warm up a "cold” winter day in Northern Cali.
I hope you are cozy and well tonight. Life is good and we are blessed.
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