Happy Lunar New Year

Dear friend,

Have you eaten yet?

It is the year of the dragon, and I am still on my sabbatical.

I am occupying my mind and time with meditation and baking. Like painting, I think baking in itself can be meditative.

“It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” ― Germany Kent

I like to think of something to be grateful for, and if I cannot come up with anything to be grateful for, I will repeatedly say “Thank you”, and eventually something worthy of gratefulness will pop into my mind. A thankful heart and mind are like healing medicine for the body.

I used this recipe for the bread in the first image but I deviated far from it because I did not have the right ingredients. Especially the sourdough yeast, so I improvised: https://www.theperfectloaf.com/spelt-sourdough

On the prior day, I gifted this little painting, Magenta, to be part of a children’s art school fundraiser gift basket.

I painted this study maybe 14 years ago, and it was forgotten until my kind neighbor mentioned that she was putting together a gift basket of art supplies for a fundraiser. I thought it would be nice to add this little painting to her gift basket.

Magenta. Oil on paper. 5“ by 4”. Gifted.

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.