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The Spiritual Sushi Idea

Sushi is an eclectic mix of rice, vegetables, fish, and seasonings elegantly wrapped in seaweed or artfully layered into bite-sized pieces that can be savored. They can also be dipped into sauces that allow even more flavor options. The possibilities are unlimited, bound only by the imagination. 

I love food, both eating and creating dishes. I often mix foods from different cultures and traditions. The foods are crafted with spices and ingredients blended to make something to experience, enjoy, and share. It is an adventure. 

Making food and eating, however, are but fleeting pleasures. Food is envisioned, created, consumed... gone except for memory. Ideas are different.

Like food, I like to collect ideas, put them to use, and merge them into new possibilities. Among these are wisdom and spiritual stories. Unlike the fleeting nature of food, spiritual ideas have staying power. They can be consumed repeatedly and nourish us for life. Sometimes, they are like comfort foods to console us at hard times. Other times, they provide a burst of energy or a bit of sweetness. Sometimes, they can be complex and dense; sometimes, light and fluffy; sometimes spicy in a way that brings heat to our face and tears to our eyes. Sometimes, they present a reliable and predictable taste. Sometimes, they offer an unexpected medley of flavors that are a revelation. 

I like revelations. It is why I read, listen, travel, and talk to people. And all these things accumulate and accrue into a mental library, where they connect and combine in sometimes novel ways. In writing, I offer the forms these ideas have taken shape in my mind. In being expressed, they find more concrete form. And like food, they can be served up and shared for others to enjoy. And, perhaps, if found beneficial, like a recipe they can be shared on for others to try or recreate into yet new variations. 

In choosing to put these ideas in a blog, I am choosing to make them more easily shared. This is food for thought and life that anyone can partake in or pass it on.

#spirituality #co-creation