Power Lunch

I had the best lunch today. It was so delicious, healthy, and amazing. It beat anything I've ever eaten in a restaurant by miles, both because it was primarily made of food I made happen myself and because it had only ingredients that I could see. In my redefined Power Lunch I had a huge salad that would hardly fit on my largest dinner plate of chicken, dill, romaine lettuce, and dairy-, MSG-, and all-other-crap- free ranch-style dressing. I grew the green stuff in my garden, the dressing was made especially for me by a friend, and the chicken came from a local farm. After I stuffed as much of that into my mouth as I could, I drank an equally huge glass of home-brewed Kombucha, which is is a magical beverage I highly suggest you try at least once. 

I can't really think of anything edible that is tastier than its home-made version, and I really did stop typing for a second to think about it. No food that comes from a factory will ever hold a candle to properly-executed food made at home,  with home-grown ingredients and made with a set of human hands. With the incredible rates in our country of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes and all the complaints regarding high-cost health care, it is astonishing to me that Americans still refuse to give up hyper-processed food delivered through a can, box, or drive-thru.

My badass lunch filled me up, gave me a ton of energy, and sent me out to meet this incredibly beautiful Michigan afternoon with a sense of awareness of the abundance in my life. Feeling 'rich' often has nothing to do at all with money, and more to do with realizing our many gifts that are already well within our grasp.

P.S stay tuned for my next 2 posts, coming direct from my travels to our own Porcupine Mountains!