Lessons From Beyond

Don’t cook when you’re angry or agitated. That energy will be transferred to the food and your eaters will taste it.

Do cook when you’re sad and need the comforting process of creating nourishment for those you love.

Find a passion that flows through your veins through which you can self soothe.

Always smile really directly at any cashier. It’s a hard job.

Ask the Uber driver how their day is going.

Hug and touch your loved ones as much as you can. Touch heals you both.

Travel. Travel. Travel.

Road trips. Road trips. Road trips.

Do one thing that terrifies you at least once a year. You don’t have to like it. Surprise yourself with your bravery.

Don’t hold back feelings out of pride. You’ll block precious, loving energy that’s meant to be released. Reciprocation is irrelevant; this is for you and your heart. Holding in powerful feelings can really hurt.

Don’t let anyone define your life experience. Do not waste time or energy on another’s opinion about how you should be living your life.

Smell the air. Touch flower petals. Stare into the eyes of a dog or a baby that’s not yours.

Know when you’re wrong and admit it. This is freeing.

Plan your funeral and make sure your loved ones can send you off properly and well. You all will need this.

Live the kind of life that is hard to nail down into a eulogy.