Positive thinking

Vegan Corn Chowder (Huge hit at the neighborhood party tonight!)

3 large carrots, cut in small pieces
3 stalks celery, cut in small pieces
1 onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 small potatoes, diced
1 small pepper, diced
2 quarts water
1 cup water, with 4 TBSP flour dissolved in the water
1 TBSP dry mustard
1 can organic creamed corn
1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
salt and pepper to taste

Add the first seven ingredients to a large pot and boil until vegetables are tender.  Add the mustard to the flour water.  Slowly add the flour water to the boiling liquid just until it thickens.  Add the creamed corn and the corn kernels.  Salt and pepper to taste.  I usually add a bit of soy milk as well for flavor and texture.  Delicious with a big salad and fresh rolls.
 

Have you ever been so excited, anticipating something so much, that when the event or reward finally is received, you are a bit let down?  One thing that I have learned over my brief time on this planet is that each and every moment needs to be appreciated, savored, and enjoyed to the fullest.  Even if everything does not turn out to be what I thought it should have been or could have been, I try to look at the positive side of things.  And who knows; many times events and experiences turn out to be better than I thought they would!

"Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot."
                                                                                                           -Ecclesiastes 5:18