Welcome to my Living Joyfully series. This week, a recipe of a different kind.
Recipe for the senses © Deborah Ann Stott 2018
INGREDIENTS
From a lime tree:
- Pick a single leaf
- Carefully, pick a flower
- Pluck one ripe fruit
Freshness © Deborah Ann Stott 2018
METHOD TO ENGAGE THE SENSES
Assemble your ingredients on a chopping board and choose your favourite sharp knife. Engage all your senses and immerse yourself in the moment as you:
- Crush the leaf between your fingers
– breathe in the freshness
– feel the residue of citrus oil on your fingers - Allow the delicate white flower to fall apart in your hand
– observe the petals and the stamen
– become aware of the faint tang of citrus lingering in your nostrils - Slice the fruit
– as the juice squirts from the cells, savour the acidity
– marvel at the radial symmetry in the slices - Plop a slice into a glass of icy cold water
– tune into the ice cubes tinkling against the glass - Quench your thirst
Quench © Deborah Ann Stott 2018
This is the first in a series called “Living Joyfully” which may or may not appear weekly! Other posts in this series:
- Living joyfully: Alive and Kicking
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