Since we went to a community Thanksgiving dinner, we don't have any leftovers. So I tried parsley pesto pasta for dinner. So delicious! And so green-green.
Instead of basil, I substituted a half pint of the parsley paste I made 2 days ago. Instead of pine nuts, I used walnuts. As usual, I used garlic, Parmesan, and my own sun-dried tomatoes.
When we substitute a good habit for a bad habit, we develop our strategy before the bad habit strikes (again). For instance, we substitute loving-kindness for irritation, impatience, and frustration.
Lauren, my step-daughter, has Asperger's syndrome and is very sensation sensitive. In her new apartment (and she has had 3 new apartments in the past few months), the downstairs neighbor, an old man, turns his TV quite loud. Instead of complaining to the management, Lauren took him a pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. (She's a very good cook!) She chatted with him and noticed that his TV is not loud in his living room. She substituted kindness for her usual why-don't-people-understand-what-I-need attitude.
What a delicious and refreshing change of habit, change of heart.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Substituting Kindness for Complaining
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How lovely. Maybe there's a way to decrease the vibrations from the tv - either on his end or hers. Lots of thick rugs in her apartment? Putting his tv on rubber pads?
ReplyDeleteJust a thought.