This and That

Good morning. Today is a hodgepodge of loose ends. First, I recommend again the book: "Happiness Project" and the blog by the same title. At the moment, I am resolving to not have resolutions- and the book is heavy with resolutions. I am finding that it is more important to have space in the day than a long list of things to do (even if those things are happiness related). But that said there was a lot to take from the book. The author quotes Robert Louis Stevenson, "there isn't a duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy". It is a service to other people- and not just a selfish pursuit. And it reminds me to appreciate those around me who do "light" and make it seem effortless. 


On Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project blog there was a link to another excellent blog posting. It was called "How to Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon. Check it out if you get a chance. My favorite parts were: when asked where he gets his ideas, he says he steals them. Nothing is original: everything new is just a mash up or remix of previous ideas. And he says he says he sees the role of artist as collector. But the trick is to collect selectively. 
There are many more nuggets of wisdom in this post- I plan to go back and revisit after I digest these.


And lastly- an update on my vegan project (see earlier posts). This week for meals I am hitting some recipes that were particularly good: Spinach Noodle Kugel and Bean Burgers. I am finding most of the recipes to be quite good- and these two are pretty quick to make.
Give them a try.

 Can you read these. Let me know if I need to print bigger.