My Corner of the World
The first thing I did the Wednesday morning post-election — once confirming the results I suspected before closing my eyes and my laptop the night prior — was bake a batch of cookies.
In the dark, in the quiet, in the beginning of this new set of circumstances we find ourselves in.
I woke up and I began measuring out the flour, the sugar, the ingredients I know by heart. The recipe sure to bring joy, connection, pleasure, comfort. To myself, to my community. I boxed them up, brought them to work, and passed them out to neighbors.
It was all I could do. It’s what I had to do. In a way that the wisdom of my body can only truly understand.
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Excited to share I’ll be hosting a monthly book club at Thunder Moon Collective starting this Sunday. All are welcome!
Comfort Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup salted butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 cups flour
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup milk, dark, and semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
Sea salt flakes
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“For both men and women, Good Men can be somewhat disturbing to be around because they usually do not act in ways associated with typical men; they listen more than they talk; they self-reflect on their behavior and motives, they actively educate themselves about women’s reality by seeking out women’s culture and listening to women... They avoid using women for vicarious emotional expression... When they err - and they do err - they look to women for guidance, and receive criticism with gratitude. They practice enduring uncertainty while waiting for a new way of being to reveal previously unconsidered alternatives to controlling and abusive behavior. They intervene in other men’s misogynist behavior, even when women are not present, and they work hard to recognize and challenge their own. Perhaps most amazingly, Good Men perceive the value of a feminist practice for themselves, and they advocate it not because it’s politically correct, or because they want women to like them, or even because they want women to have equality, but because they understand that male privilege prevents them not only from becoming whole, authentic human beings but also from knowing the truth about the world... they offer proof that men can change.”
I have this idea that if men could see the Earth as their first companion, and their reciprocal + respectful relationship with her as the blueprint for all relationships, we could heal.