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Spending eight years in Abu Dhabi, UAE, we learned how much the English cultures are steeped in the tradition of a hot cup of tea. It is a love affair, for sure.
Afternoons in the clinic found us alternating between afternoon coffee and a cuppa (meaning tea). It depended on which parents were there, and what they chose to have served to them, while we drank the same and shared memories, home, experiences, and love.
Flying to and from Abu Dhabi and Texas, I got to enjoy a wonderful cup of tea, served in a porcelain cup with a saucer and a little tiny tea bag bowl, a touch of cream and sometimes a bit of honey.
Today, take a moment-
Pause.
Deep breath, belonging, loving.
A Coffee?
A Cuppa?
Either way, share love.
Afternoons in the clinic found us alternating between afternoon coffee and a cuppa (meaning tea). It depended on which parents were there, and what they chose to have served to them, while we drank the same and shared memories, home, experiences, and love.
Flying to and from Abu Dhabi and Texas, I got to enjoy a wonderful cup of tea, served in a porcelain cup with a saucer and a little tiny tea bag bowl, a touch of cream and sometimes a bit of honey.
Today, take a moment-
Pause.
Deep breath, belonging, loving.
A Coffee?
A Cuppa?
Either way, share love.
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Here's how to upgrade YOUR dental practice.
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I'll be leaving on a jet plane.
It's been a great experience, being a Texas girl who practices orthodontics in beautiful Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. What's it like commuting 8,000 miles to work? What have I learned? Has this experience changed my worldview?
It's been a great experience, being a Texas girl who practices orthodontics in beautiful Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. What's it like commuting 8,000 miles to work? What have I learned? Has this experience changed my worldview?
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So how does a Texas girl and Past President of the American Orthodontic Society find herself practicing orthodontics in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates? It's been a wonderful journey.
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No matter whether you have a dental practice in the USA or a ladies' saloon in Abu Dhabi, great relationships are absolutely essential between a business and its customers.
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"Here’s where the ego comes in: Our ego notices others. " -- Dr Wayne Dyer
"This week, try living in bewilderment. Wonder about the stars, be amazed at your life, love each other soul you meet and know they are in their assigned earth suit and ego too."
-- Dr. Chris Baker
-- Dr. Chris Baker
Several years ago, as our family stood graveside at the cemetery to say goodbye to Claude’s mother, Trey said, “Granny is gone. Her earth-suit is in the coffin.”
An "a-ha moment" for me, it gave me pause between the tears falling on my cheeks. Her earth-suit.
A new perspective for me - we as souls, come here to take on an earth-suit (our body) and an ego (our human mind) and through these encumbrances, we begin our lessons in this school of life.
“I came out alone on my way to my tryst.
But who is this that follows me in the silent dark?
I move aside to avoid his presence but I escape him not.
He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger;
he adds his loud voice to every word that I utter.
"He is my own little self, my lord, he knows no shame;
but I am ashamed to come to thy door in his company.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore
"Here’s where the ego comes in: Our ego notices others. Our ego judges, criticizes, and condemns. “If you can remove judgement, criticism, condemnation, you can live the life of your dreams.”
~ Dr. Wayne Dyer
“The implication of that is that if you can remove yourself from those three thought forms, you are living more in your divine part than in your ego part.”
~ Eckhart Tolle
This week, try living in bewilderment. Wonder about the stars, be amazed at your life, love each other soul you meet and know they are in their assigned earth suit and ego too.
Meet them at the soul level.
Love,
An "a-ha moment" for me, it gave me pause between the tears falling on my cheeks. Her earth-suit.
A new perspective for me - we as souls, come here to take on an earth-suit (our body) and an ego (our human mind) and through these encumbrances, we begin our lessons in this school of life.
“I came out alone on my way to my tryst.
But who is this that follows me in the silent dark?
I move aside to avoid his presence but I escape him not.
He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger;
he adds his loud voice to every word that I utter.
"He is my own little self, my lord, he knows no shame;
but I am ashamed to come to thy door in his company.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore
"Here’s where the ego comes in: Our ego notices others. Our ego judges, criticizes, and condemns. “If you can remove judgement, criticism, condemnation, you can live the life of your dreams.”
~ Dr. Wayne Dyer
“The implication of that is that if you can remove yourself from those three thought forms, you are living more in your divine part than in your ego part.”
~ Eckhart Tolle
This week, try living in bewilderment. Wonder about the stars, be amazed at your life, love each other soul you meet and know they are in their assigned earth suit and ego too.
Meet them at the soul level.
Love,
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"Each fragile moment brings a lesson, every burden brings a treasure, and every difficulty, opportunity. "
"There are so very many things for which to be grateful. Dwell there."
Each person you need to meet, each message you need to hear, and each challenge you need, will show up — just in time.
Truly! Keep your eyes and ears open. Be watchful.
Each fragile moment brings a lesson, every burden brings a treasure, and every difficulty, opportunity. Every complication, chance for wisdom and every mishap, a setup for a comeback.
“There are no accidents - just a purpose that is as yet not understood.” ~ Deepak Chopra
There are mishaps. There are traumatic mishaps. But studies show these are much less in people who are optimistic - who dwell in belief in purpose and growth and CANI-Constant And Never-ending Improvement. And, finding reasons to be happy takes you to happy.
Spending a little time each day dwelling on what you feel grateful for, moves you forward to happy.
Be grateful for...
• the morning light,
• your feet, able to swing over and touch the floor in the morning,
• the warm water washing over your awakening body in your shower,
• your sips of coffee - notice what part of your palate keeps the flavor the longest, and what flavor the coffee leaves behind after you swallow (most of your taste actually comes from the nose receptors in the back of your mouth, so you may taste more after you swallow).
Maybe you’ll have the luxury of an early morning walk. There are so very many things for which to be grateful. Dwell there.
Know that all you need or desire is on its way. It will arrive on time, and in even greater amounts than you have imagined.
Just think - you can wait watchfully for what you need to show up, all the while thinking about your gratitudes and living your day!
Love,
Truly! Keep your eyes and ears open. Be watchful.
Each fragile moment brings a lesson, every burden brings a treasure, and every difficulty, opportunity. Every complication, chance for wisdom and every mishap, a setup for a comeback.
“There are no accidents - just a purpose that is as yet not understood.” ~ Deepak Chopra
There are mishaps. There are traumatic mishaps. But studies show these are much less in people who are optimistic - who dwell in belief in purpose and growth and CANI-Constant And Never-ending Improvement. And, finding reasons to be happy takes you to happy.
Spending a little time each day dwelling on what you feel grateful for, moves you forward to happy.
Be grateful for...
• the morning light,
• your feet, able to swing over and touch the floor in the morning,
• the warm water washing over your awakening body in your shower,
• your sips of coffee - notice what part of your palate keeps the flavor the longest, and what flavor the coffee leaves behind after you swallow (most of your taste actually comes from the nose receptors in the back of your mouth, so you may taste more after you swallow).
Maybe you’ll have the luxury of an early morning walk. There are so very many things for which to be grateful. Dwell there.
Know that all you need or desire is on its way. It will arrive on time, and in even greater amounts than you have imagined.
Just think - you can wait watchfully for what you need to show up, all the while thinking about your gratitudes and living your day!
Love,
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French Romantic composer Louis-Hector Berlioz (1803-1860) was also a lover of fine food.
Healthful eating is a great part of living a REAL life. Dr Chris discusses this in her book, REAL.
Claude and I made this tonight for supper, after he heard on Abu Dhabi Classic Radio, the story of composer Louis-Hector Berlioz liking this concoction. Berlioz’s chef made it with Duchene mashed potatoes, and we made it with mashed cauliflower.
Berlioz cast himself as a musical revolutionary. He was what was then called a Romantic idealist in a time when artists in other areas, such as painter Claude Monet , challenged the Parisian arts establishment with new innovations.
Successful in his work, Berlioz blazed new artistic trails in the face of the cultural establishment. He was a Romantic, indeed.
An appropriate tribute to this great composer, Oeufs Berlioz is both a simple and elegant recipe that uses classic techniques.
I found several descriptions of this dish. Almost all of them call for duck eggs, duchesse potatoes and a mushroom or truffle sauce.
Here’s how we made it:
Ingredients - Serves 2
2 eggs (chicken) per person
Get your cauliflower boiling
Preheat your oven to 220C
Cauliflower:
• 1/2 medium head of cauliflower, cut into pieces and boiled until soft, then mashed with butter and cream.
• Add a good chunk of butter to your taste, and plenty of pepper and salt.
Start working on the mushroom sauce,
then when the cauliflower is ready...
• Make 2 nice cones on a baking sheet and put into the oven for 20-25 minutes until they have browned crispy edges
Mushroom sauce:
• 200 gm mushrooms, button, or similar, chopped - I used some large brown buttons from Ireland - yummy
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 100 ml beef stock
• 50 ml red or Madeira wine
• 2/3 cup cream
• 2 sprigs of thyme
To Make the Mushroom Sauce:
• put chopped shallots in olive oil, cook until soft
• add chopped mushrooms and thyme sprigs
• allow them to take some color before pouring in the beef stock
• cook it down and then add the wine.
• cook it down til a thimbleful remains
• add cream and heat through, then keep on the lowest heat possible.
Poach your eggs in water with 1 t vinegar, 4-5 minutes for soft, or soft boil the eggs.
Plate it up. Arrange the sauce on the plate, and the rest around.
Serve.
Berlioz cast himself as a musical revolutionary. He was what was then called a Romantic idealist in a time when artists in other areas, such as painter Claude Monet , challenged the Parisian arts establishment with new innovations.
Successful in his work, Berlioz blazed new artistic trails in the face of the cultural establishment. He was a Romantic, indeed.
An appropriate tribute to this great composer, Oeufs Berlioz is both a simple and elegant recipe that uses classic techniques.
I found several descriptions of this dish. Almost all of them call for duck eggs, duchesse potatoes and a mushroom or truffle sauce.
Here’s how we made it:
Ingredients - Serves 2
2 eggs (chicken) per person
Get your cauliflower boiling
Preheat your oven to 220C
Cauliflower:
• 1/2 medium head of cauliflower, cut into pieces and boiled until soft, then mashed with butter and cream.
• Add a good chunk of butter to your taste, and plenty of pepper and salt.
Start working on the mushroom sauce,
then when the cauliflower is ready...
• Make 2 nice cones on a baking sheet and put into the oven for 20-25 minutes until they have browned crispy edges
Mushroom sauce:
• 200 gm mushrooms, button, or similar, chopped - I used some large brown buttons from Ireland - yummy
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 100 ml beef stock
• 50 ml red or Madeira wine
• 2/3 cup cream
• 2 sprigs of thyme
To Make the Mushroom Sauce:
• put chopped shallots in olive oil, cook until soft
• add chopped mushrooms and thyme sprigs
• allow them to take some color before pouring in the beef stock
• cook it down and then add the wine.
• cook it down til a thimbleful remains
• add cream and heat through, then keep on the lowest heat possible.
Poach your eggs in water with 1 t vinegar, 4-5 minutes for soft, or soft boil the eggs.
Plate it up. Arrange the sauce on the plate, and the rest around.
Serve.
