Passion!

How long has it been since you did something you loved?
Here’s a funky list of things that I LOVE to do:

• Counting the shades of green in my backyard
• Trying to find blue stars in the night’s sky
• Laughing at a joke that isn’t funny
• Drinking a non-alcoholic Pina Colada (decorated with a paper umbrella, of course)—in the winter!

Here’s a recipe: Pina Colada

i n g r e d i e n t s

6 fluid ounces pineapple juice or fresh pineapple chunks

2 fluid ounces Coconut cream

3 to 4 cups of Ice

Cherries

Slices of pineapple, orange or lime

Paper umbrellas for decoration

h o w t o m i x

In a blender, crush ice while gradually adding the pineapple and the coconut cream.

The ice should be thick enough to hold a cherry on top without sinking into the drink. Serve in a tall glass with a straw. Garnish with one cherry and a slice of pineapple. Insert a paper umbrella for that tropical, exotic touch.

• Drinking Penzy’s Hot Cocoa ANY TIME OF YEAR, if you haven’t heard of Penzy’s, you just haven’t lived, http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/shophome.html Think about your passion.

Don’t wait for the weekend to indulge in it! Or, can you find passion in what you are doing right now?

Here's a FUNKY list of things I am grateful for:

• I love splashing in puddles wearing funky boots!
• Ants HAVE NOT invaded our house this summer!
• My 13-year-old son IS NOT doing the things that I was doing at his age!
• My house needs painting, total bathroom/exterior revamping, but I am still proud to call it home.
• That although I’m getting “on in years,” I still LOVE to wear red sneakers/shoes! (Dorothy would be proud.)
• That I reconnected with my old high school buddies and I LIKE THEM NOW (this probably has to do with the fact that I like myself now, too!)
• That the dust bunnies are almost out of our house, I JUST HAD to clean them out before my dear friend Jan came for a visit from Florida two weeks agot! Thanks, Jan!
• My dear friend Pat is FOREVER my sounding board. Thanks, Pat!
• That my 80-year-old mother overgrows cucumbers and I can be proud to share them with neighbors.
• My husband is going through a slump, but I can still love him (despite the fact that I may not LIKE the place where he is at!)

I can accept ABSOLUTELY everything, but don’t HAVE to like it. Now, brainstorm--what's on YOUR list?