Paisley Sage
Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity.
Live from a place of faith, trust, and peace. Stay strong and positive. Spread love and live abundantly.
A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.
We don’t have to be loud to make an impact. It’s possible to make a difference in our own quiet, unique ways while living a slow, simple, and creative life.
True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding the true path for ourselves, and fearlessly following it.
Thought constitutes the greatness of man. Man is a reed, the feeblest thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye. — ‘The Little Prince’
Simplicity is profound but essential for wise-living. Pursue simplicity with wholehearted intention.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.
I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.
If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness.
Sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the most wonderful things that will ever happen to us.
We were not born to work for a living but to live our making, and in living our making, we make our living.
| BE WELL | Cook — Cooking for One made easy with super simple air fryer recipes. Make respite from your busy life by cooking for yourself this quick and easy air fryer teriyaki mackerel with simple homemade teriyaki sauce. Meals for one ready in less than 30 minutes. Watch more cooking videos on this cooking channel to learn to cook meals for one and get beginners recipes with written instructions here
| BE WELL | Cook — Are you home alone and craving for hot pot? But the hot pot restaurant near you doesn’t serve hotpot for one. Here’s a hot pot recipe for BUDAE JJIGAE | Korean Army Stew—a Korean hot pot which you can cook easily. Make hot pot at home for yourself effortlessly. It’s a simple recipe and a recipe for dinner too. Come back to this cooking channel for more Korean food recipes and cooking videos. Cooking For One is easier than you think, and it’s lots of fun. I say that because I live alone and I cook most of my meals. I look for easy food to make at home for myself too. And I especially love one pot meals. I think you would too. :)
| BE WELL | Cook — Cooking for yourself is one of the most nurturing things you can do to love and take care of yourself. It's also fun and therapeutic. You get to treat your precious self to delicious, wholesome homemade meals that nourish both the body and soul. It isn't a chore at all. It can be effortless, fuss-free and fun, with little to no leftovers, especially when you make just a one-dish kind of meals that don't fill your sink and are very easy to wash up. With so many highly efficient kitchen appliances out there, you can whip up many delicious meals for yourself in minutes!
So, get out of your work clothes, put on your favourite playlist, and join me in making this delicious, yet simple and quick to make, easy Shrimp Scampi recipe cooked in the Air Fryer—in just 10 minutes!
Hope you enjoy this no-carb Keto Shrimp Scampi. Let me know what you think...
| BE TRUE | Authentic Living | Find Happiness & Fulfilment From Within and A Hearty Pot of Doenjang Jjigae
Who ever gets tired of a hearty bowl of Doenjang Jjigae? This traditional Korean soup dish made with fermented soybean paste is enjoyed not only by the Koreans regularly at home, but also internationally by people of other nationalities, races, heritage and cultures. It doesn't cost much at all to make, utilising very humble but satisfying ingredients like potato, zucchini, tofu, and of course, traditionally fermented soybean paste!
Cook along with me in this relaxing but introspective video, as I muse about finding personal happiness and fulfilment, and how it's linked to the discovery of one's authentic self and life purpose.
| BE WELL | Cook | Immunity-Boosting Turmeric Tea & Reflections on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation & Social Distancing
Many have argued that turmeric is the most powerful herb on the planet at fighting and potentially reversing disease. This Superfood has been used, not just as a culinary staple, but as an ancient remedy for thousands of years. Its health benefits are incredibly vast and have been very thoroughly researched. A simple and great way to reap the health benefits of turmeric is by consuming turmeric tea.
Drink turmeric tea to support your immune function to help fend off infections and protect against disease, especially in this age and time when new viruses are appearing.
I hope my personal reflections on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation while observing Social Distancing is able to do something for you, say maybe lighten your mood a little at least. You're not alone in this. Don't forget to reach out when need be, and take courage. All this will become history in no time.
For now, let's cheers to turmeric tea and practice living abundantly regardless of the circumstances!
| BE WELL | Healthy Living | Cook | Meals For One | 5 Ingredients Mushroom Pasta, Vegetarian & Vegan — Simple, Quick & Easy
This is one of those recipes that you can make easily and quickly with just five ingredients and is also wholesome, tasty, and healthy.
Mushrooms are known to possess many health benefits. I used portobello mushroom, white and brown button mushroom, and oyster mushroom in this recipe.
This recipe is vegetarian, and I've suggested ingredient substitutions to make it vegan as well.
Details and full recipe:
SIMPLE 5 INGREDIENTS MUSHROOM PASTA https://paisleysage.co/recipes/simple-5-ingredients-mushroom-pasta
Have fun making this one. I hope you will enjoy making and eating this dish as much as I do. And may it start your 'cooking spree' if you haven't yet.
Feed yourself well and live abundantly. Bon Appétit.
| BE TRUE l Community Living — Warm-hearted person and hot pot? What do these two have in common? Well, they both give the warm fuzzies that the mind, body and soul need to survive in a world that can sometimes, be cold and unforgiving. We all need to take time to heal, nourish ourselves and be restored to carry on living.
Do you recall the warm, pleasant sensations you felt when you were emotionally moved by an act of goodwill or love from a warmhearted person? That really counts towards helping us heal and recover from weariness and when we are experiencing painful or difficult emotions, don't you think?
And when two or more people gather around a pot of hot bubbling soup to cook and eat together, and be nourished by a table of sumptuous foods and the warm companionship—it is definitely HYGGE, the Asian Way. Asians, especially the Chinese, Koreans and Japanese have since been indulging in this hygge way of eating (hot pots) for as long as their civilisations were established. The act in itself, encourages and evokes the feelings of wellness and contentment, as well as coziness and comfort that we all need on a constant basis to thrive in life.
Watch and follow along as I prepare my own homemade hot pot soup base and two dipping sauce recipes on this rainy day when life seems kinda harsh, needs redeeming, and calls for a sumptuous hot pot meal to satisfy that weary soul, nourish that worn out body, and lift up that low spirit.
Don't lose heart. Tough times don't last, tough people do. In the meantime, keep your heart warm and stay nourished, so you can find the inner fortitude and gather the physical strength you need to go on until you come out the other side.
Remember, you are made to rise above your circumstances. You're made to soar and thrive!
| BE WELL | Cook | Slow Food | A Simple Kimchi Recipe and Quick-&-Easy Bibimbap
During this pandemic, should there be a shortage of food supply, especially fresh produce in your country due to disrupted global supply chains and rising protectionism, what is a healthy alternative and better solution than stocking up on canned foods?
Watch this video story to find out…
| BE STILL | Slow Living | Take Timeouts Regularly To Practice Slow Living
Faster is not necessarily better. When I became aware of what my fast paced life was doing to me, I knew I had to slow down. I took courage and went counter-culture. Other than pressing the brakes on my fast paced lifestyle, I’ve been taking substantial timeouts regularly to enjoy undisturbed time sipping tea and reading my favorite books—guilt-free. This is how I practice 'slow' now and being intentional at living more abundantly. Slow Living combats stress, increases well-being, and creates better quality life. Slow down and live more abundantly, because you were created to live an abundant life. Practice the Art of Abundant Living which comprises of Slow Living.
| BE STILL | Spiritual Living | A Perfect Picture of Steadfastness
Just this past week, I was reminded to remain steadfast — especially in the face of seeming uncertainties. I had been feeling anxious for a couple of weeks and had been losing some sleep even though I knew full well that I shouldn’t be. Then, the word, ‘steadfast’ was unsuspectedly dropped into my spirit, and that instantly stopped me in my track. I had to meditate on the word and to expound on it. I even looked it up in the thesaurus. Its synonyms are ‘constant’, ‘unchanging’, ‘undeviating’, ‘continue in development’...What these words did was affirmed me to keep doing the work I’m doing now — to keep at it, continue developing it, and never to change course and deviate from it. It was the answer I needed. I had considered if I should change plans, put on hold my current work, and start another work instead. This kind of thoughts happens so often to so many of us when we are onto something good but are taking more time than we think it should complete or see results. We start to waver and doubt, and many times we end up ‘abandoning ship’ for another, only to fall into the same cycle again.
These trees outside my window are daily subjected to the elements and tossed to and fro by the invisible tumultuous winds. Still, they embrace it and take it all in their stride with so much poise and grace. They have stayed grounded for decades and will continue to be rooted for centuries to come — A Perfect Picture of Steadfastness. Don’t you think?
P.S.: So many lessons and wisdom we can glean from creation. I’m in awe.
Excerpt from:
https://paisleysage.co/journal/a-perfect-picture-of-steadfastness
What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve. What matters is the person you become.