While driving down Highway 1 along California’s Central Coast a few weeks ago, we came across a little town just south of Cambria, named Harmony. Now, when I say little, I mean "population 18" little. This 140-year-old town has quite a history, but seeing the town sign got me thinking about the word "harmony," and how it applies to life.
The Webster’s Dictionary definition of harmony is "a state of agreement or completeness in the relations of things or of parts of a whole to each other." This definition holds the secret to success in families, love, music, and food.
In life, we want harmony with the people and things around us, and the more harmony we can experience, the more fulfilling and content our lives will be. In cooking, we want harmony in the flavors, colors, and textures because it adds to the overall eating experience.
Harmony in food nourishes our bodies, while harmony in life nourishes our souls.
The more harmony we have in life the more sated we will be in the end... same goes for a good meal.
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This is truly a lesson in life. Thanks for putting some harmony in the blog, CaliCook. You are very wise, and the life lessons you're teaching here go beyond cooking and entertaining. I raise my glass to you. Here, here.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anonymous. Speaking of glasses... what kind of wine goes with harmony?
ReplyDeleteDobra Zemlja Zinfandel, it IS harmony.
ReplyDeleteI'll drink to that! Thanks for the comment cyrhen.
ReplyDeleteI love this photo. Harmony is good.
ReplyDeleteYes Anonymous. If we have harmony, we have just about everything.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wisdom. I love harmony in my life and in my recipes.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Jane. There's too much drama in my life. I'd like a 10-day period where there is harmony throughout our house -- kids helping with chores, Dad picking up socks and putting down the toilet seat and me not getting so anal when things don't go as I want them to. Most of all, we need to get along in our little space, and that includes me, too. As the mom, so much falls to me, but that's my job, so I need to stop complaining. Well, maybe a little complaining. But harmony would be good for all of us.
ReplyDeleteYes, Cathy and Jane. We are inundated with drama day in and day out through TV shows and new articles, work, and home. All these things are making us think it's normal and healthy to have drama in our lives all the time. It's really neither normal or healthy.
ReplyDeleteMost of us over-react to things because that is what has become acceptable in our society. Most of us don't realize that we can chose peace, and we will be much happier for it.
It's all in how we choose to react to the events of our lives that make the difference.