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Food will change you.

Life has a funny way of forcing you to make decisions you had not planned on making—sort of like when the smell of good food hits your stomach and before you know it you are knee-deep in your second plate of holiday dinner. The latter premise is how we arrived here—me writing to you from what looks like and feels like a whole new space. In some ways, the place I am in life is different. My space—this blog is different, but the love is the same, still flourishing. See, I have a passion for a lot of things, but the cream that rises to the top is a brilliant mixture of writing to inspire and eating to love. What you will find over time prior to these meanderings are salvaged snapshots of my life over the past five years.

So, here we are, standing on the edge of an old adventure made new. I am prepared to take you along on my journey to a place where love, laughter, good food, and good edits feed the tummy and fill the heart.

Love, as always

—♥Egypt

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#TeaspirationThursday | Where there is a will…

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Let us be kind and compassionate to remove the sadness from the world.
—the Universe responds…

Getting in the car this morning, headed to the 9-5, I asked the Universe for something new and refreshing—a tea tag I’d not encountered before. And so it was.Ironically, after requesting words which would touch my soul, I feel as though I have very little to add.

We, all together, have the power to make this world, our world a collective paradise for every Wombman, Man, and Child. Without us, Human Beings—the Earth, the animals, plants, fungi and so on would exist as they did long before We were created. Balanced. Thus, we are naturally expendable—and yet, we insist on expending ourselves through acts of war, pollution, starvation, slander, genocide, discrimination, persecution, hate, rape, torture, neglect, so on, and so on. Still—kind souls and compassionate hearts seek paradise in the midst of hell fires.

I love you all unconditionally!

…and welcome, welcome and welcome again to our new Loves!

—♥ Egypt E.

#Teaspiration Thursday | The Art of Pricking One’s Distal Phalanx

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He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. —Persian Proverb

Egypt plucks with no tea in Her cup to sip.

It is pure naiveté or neglect of truth that would lead one to believe living a good life is to live a life without unfortunate events, Without dark clouds and rainfall how can you truly say you love the sunshine. And without blinding sand storms how might another take delight in the majestic vastness of a seemingly endless sea of golden crystals.

Life is always good. No matter how many wrong turns you make along your journey, life is always good, because your life is an exact product of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks and years of you inputting an infinitely colorful array of numerical functions, vibrations, frequencies, and energies into the Universe which is your Provider—and in return, you are granted your LIFE, your here and your now!

You reap what you sew. Thus, your harvest is always good, even if you find you do not quite care for all that you’ve cultivated—conjured.

To desire life is to simultaneously appreciate the messes you have made. To love life is to learn from the lessons your past and present actions have taught you. To love life is to welcome all obstacles and challenges which come to strengthen you, to teach you, to build you, and to mold you.

 

I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuu! — *mood:good*

 

—♥ Egypt E.

 

#Teaspiration Thursday | Judge not…

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The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgment.— so said Someone

Frank &  Egypt pondering sleep deprivation

They underestimated you. And you sold yourself short.

You thought because they all bloomed with colors of pastels and the summer spectrum that their rose blossoms all smelled of lavender and lilac,

and that your bare green stems and your lack of florals were an abomination of the highest sort to that which was said to be truly majestic.

So,      you hid yourself from the Sun.

The nights grew longer             as the seasons began to pass,

and great Phoebus’ beams shrank shorter and colder.

Yet, still—in the dead winter, through ice and chill you rose to meet Ra’s risings—above the now stemless petals and that great multitude of dormant ovules.

♥

You are divinely created—you are an ace in its place, necessary you are. Remain necessary my Loves.

Biwaha! & Andestagonwa!

♥ Egypt

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#Teaspiration Thursday | and that is why I am here…

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Experience will give you the power and confidence to be you.

—Egypt going on and on about updates and whatnots…

Life on Earth is all about the challenges, the lessons, the boo-boos, scrapes, bruises, smiles, laughs, moments of bliss—all of your experiences to say the least.

If you take the time to harness love for every pitfall, uphill battle, long journey, and all lessons learned, be they gloriously good or unfathomably unfortunate, you will realize slowly, but surely that from your experiences come wisdom and from wisdom spews confidence.

There is nothing in your future that YOU cannot face head-on and conquer!

How is this so? Dear Love, every experience you have had throughout your life, great or small, stands as a lesson or a blessing for you to build upon or utilized for the improvement of your life raft if you find yourself being tossed and driven by relentless waves of a chaotic sea of the living.

YOU are created to be stronger. Life’s experiences are meant to prepare YOU and strengthen YOU.

I pray you stand firmly on your square in life, be moved for fear of naught.

Biwa & Andestagōnwa,

—♥Egypt

#Teaspiration Thursday | Raindrops in Sapponi

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Earth laughs in flowers.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is a daunting wonder and a mighty perplexing dilemma our collective unhappiness truly is. After all, take the onset of Tañyi for example—leaves begin to turn from luscious greens to dry and brittle reds, browns, and golds right before Wenañi sets in with its harbingers of a beautiful; yet, chilling death. And even more so, Wehe-Éhimpé dawns with rains that beat the Earth as if the heavens continuously weep for Winter’s most recent dying. Yet, where is the sorrow in the raindrops? There exists none—for the warmth, the vibrancy, and the fragrant florals of Wēhē Piwa depended on the falling, dying and showering. Indeed, we must face our storms and rainy days in order for our flowers to rise from the gently tossed and heavily beaten soil to dance with sweet gaiety.

So in love with our now—with Him, and of course your divine hearts!

—♥Egypt

#Teaspiration Thursday | Compensating Patience

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“Patience pays”

There is something about drawing repeating Teaspirations…eh, I grow so anxious. It’s almost like the thought of being forced to wear the same outfit twice in one week to work—but in a world of woes and sadden faces there so much more that could be fretted. Thus, let us turn back to this compensating patience…—E², contemplating coffee…

The world around me is in a rush.

Everywhere I am
there is a traffic jam—of bodies,
animate and inanimate: all filled with exhaust,
but they never cease moving. At the lights
they wait.
At the signs, they yield, and they stop.
              Only those who lose sight of their time while on their journeys
              crash
              and burn.
When the lights turn green and the right-a-ways pass
we move again, and eventually, from A
we make our ways to Z.

 

Namaste mis Adestagōnwa,

—♥YOU x LOVE = E²

#Teaspiration Thursday | Slow, but steady like flowers blooming…

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Steadiness comes from character and commitment.

—Egypt & Frank singing …out with the old …

Character comes from personality which flows from mind—and your mind can either be an accurate or inaccurate representation of your soul and its magnificent purpose…yes, yes I know, that poor dead horse. Your soul is saying remember you are to be an altruistic reflection of health so put down that extra cherry tart and that toxic soda pop—but your personality says “OMG, but just a little bit more won’t hurt.” The truth is a little bit more will hurt. What? Why? How? …because you’ve probably said to yourself many times before “I’m going to stop purchasing things I do not need”…and you still go out each weekend for that new outfit. Subconsciously, you are saying to your soul its purpose, your purpose does not matter as much as the minuscule wants of your ever indecisive mind—personality, character.

Commitment begins within your mind. When your mind is dancing or is wholeheartedly attempting to dance in sync or coherence with your soul—commiting to an act with purpose becomes less strenuous and less complicated. Once you make the conscious-minded decision to put down the extra tart or to put back that unnecessary pair of shoes you reward your soul immensely. Your mind and your soul for at least that moment are pulled into alignment. You have declared and proclaimed that you acknowledge and reverence purpose and your path to purpose is fixed and stable.

The more your character and your commitment begin to reflect your soul’s purpose the steadier your walk, your journey will become.

—♥Egypt

 

#Teaspiration Thursday | So you think you know how to act…

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LET YOUR MANNERS SPEAK FOR YOU.

—Egypt draws, “Did that one…” decides to redraw

…and the Universe says “HA! same Teaspiration, just a different tag…you mad E? or nah?

You are a complex. You have a complex. You are spirit and soul, and mind all operating within a vessel called flesh or body. Know—things can get a wee bit trippy, to say the least, when your fleshy parts start interfering with the ways of your God-parts.

See, your spirit and your soul are designed to always aim for good, love, enlightenment and so on. On the contrary, your mind has free will, and subsequently, can be swayed due to many internal and external factors. Your body being flesh and being a product of the lower realm or physical realm can also be easily swayed by your thoughts, beliefs, and experiences if your mind is not well aligned with your spirit’s desires and your soul’s purpose.

When we act, or respond to our surroundings, to others and even ourselves we are doing so from a place of familiarity—how you are used to acting. Our individual personalities to date showcase our respective familiars or norms. Your manners are a reflection of your personality, and your personality is a representation of your mindstate and your mind is a manifestation of your spirit and soul functioning either in or out of coherence with your benevolent Provider.

…but y’all are all good, love and enlightenment—and ’tis is why I love you all.

—♥Egypt

#Teaspiration Thursday | Ever-burning

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“Love has no fear and no vengeance.”
—Egypt sipping tea with the snifflies.

LOVE YOUR LIFE! I swear to you I cannot stress this enough. Love your greatness, and do not fear your mighty potential.

I do not care that you feel inadequate. I do not care that you fail to see that you have what it takes to receive all of your heart’s desires. And I damn sure don’t have a flying fxck to give about how many people told you that you would never make it, you’re chasing pipe dreams, you’re weird, you’re not the ideal candidate, you’re better off doing something normal, your dreams won’t come true, you’ll never amount to anything, you’ll change your mind when you’re older…

…and I still don’t give a… >>    PLEASE INSERT YOUR FXCKS HERE, ‘CAUSE I HAVE NONE TO GIVE     <<… about another Human Being attempts to block your light rays. Only you can dim your light. It is when you decide to turn out your own light that you find yourself in complete darkness.

Light penetrates all darkness. Love is light. Therefore, when your love is beaming oh so effortlessly and effervescently take some time to rest and bask in it, and do share it with all who desire to look upon it and/or follow it. Moreover, when those same old Once-Naysayers start to drift back into your space, do not seek revenge on them for their malicious and out-of-character attempts to derail your train; instead, beam a wee bit of your light toward them. Give them a beacon of hope, one that says “I made out of my darkness, and into the marvelous light of love and so can you.”

 

Maiiandostéka my LOVES!¡ — You all are awesomesauce, and I really appreciate all of the Loveology 101 love ♥  You all fill my heart with an abundance of sunshine, and I cannot thank you enough.

♥ Egypt

#Teaspiration Thursday | More levels to this sh!t…

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Be great, feel great, act great.

Being great is a product of both feeling great, and acting great. See, my version of greatness—although, possibly quite similar to your version of the like—is my very own version of greatness. Only I can tell you what I have witnessed to be greatness for myself. So, my dear,  I throw no shade when I say you could never be as great as me…and that is “A” okay because I know I can never be as great as you being you, but instead I can only be great like me being me…how’s that for saying the same thing a million times. Eh! …Nevertheless, wake up with intentions of “acting great!” Begin your day acting great and then you will surely end it feeling great about all of the great actions you took and things accomplished.

When you act great you feel great, and when you feel great—know that you are great!

Biwa & Andestagōnwa mis Amor

—♥Egypt

#Teaspiration Thursday | Big fish, small pond

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pause

—Egypt performs Frank’s first Tarot reading

You feel like a fish out of your water. All of the other fish surrounding you are looking at you as if you fell from the great blue sky. You are moving differently, thinking differently, speaking differently and in an all out frenzy trying to live differently. You are starting to believe that maybe, just maybe you should fold in on yourself and duck back into your comfort zone. DO NOT! Instead, pause—survey your surroundings and take inventory of all your tangible and intangible resources. You will be surprised to find more times than not that you are indeed like the ocean fish who strayed far away from the currents of home and found oneself tossed by waves and thrown into a distant lake or pond.

…and because of this and so much more, you are truly amazing my Love!

—♥Egypt