How to Cook Your Life

I'm going to harvest my final pepper of the summer today. I plan to save its seeds so that I can grow more peppers next spring/summer. Sustainability in action, right? The pepper has seeds for just this purpose - nature is a such perfect thing!

Last night I watched a movie called "How to Cook Your Life." It was a gentle reminder to be aware of our actions in all parts of our lives, including cooking and eating. It made me think about how much food I waste when I cook a meal. I'll use 3/4 of an onion and throw the other 1/4 away, I'll buy cilantro and only use a quarter of the bunch before the rest goes bad. It's time to open my awareness to include not only the nature of the food I buy, but also the usefulness of the entire item. It is so easy in our affluent society to utilize a part and then throw away the rest. This is unheard of in poorer societies. This was unheard of in America 75 years ago! We must be more aware, less wasteful, more in tune.

Our actions affect the entire universe. Everything is connected. I must change my ways not for myself, but for future generations.