Love | Peace

Today is International Nelson Mandela Day!

This man was the walking epitome of grace, patience, forgiveness, and humility. He was a shining example of how we should treat our fellow man - with love, respect and kindness.

I am a firm believer that we can all have a profound effect on a person's life just by being open to one another without assumptions and without prejudice. A simple smile or hello, or a small act of kindness can make our society a much more pleasant place to navigate. I don't want to focus on the negative here, but there are so many situations that could be avoided if people would let go of their egos and stop being so defensive and ready to "right a wrong".

But, that's people!

We all have our quirks and off days, I just hope that we make an effort to relax and slow down. Let go of the attitudes and stray away from the ME-centric ways of living. Open up and be kind to one another. You never know how much of a difference you can make in a person's life by do so.

Here is one of my favorite Nelson Mandela quotes:

Quite profound and so very true.

Stay fancy my friends, be happy and be kind!

I love Snacks!

Happy Saturday to you all!

As you can figure out by the title, I love snacks! Mostly of the caramely, sugary, chocolatey variety. You know, the ones that tempt you to indulge in their sweet sinful goodness and then turn around and leave you unfulfilled and with a muffin top?

Yeah, that kind.

So, in an effort to be more conscious and polite to myself, I have taken the initiative to indulge more in nature's variety. Not that I haven't before, I mean I love all things food, I just like the bad stuff equally as well as the healthy items. I can eat a sourdough cheese burger and enjoy it as well as a kale salad with beets and walnuts. The key thing is how each meal makes me feel afterwards - and that's the huge difference.

I LOVE the way my body feels when I eat well. It's instant validation as if my body is saying "hey thanks for that fun fuel! In return, here's some energy and vitality!"

So, really, that is the one thing that sways my decision between, for instance, eating a bowl of ice cream or having a bowl of cherries.

Eat well and stay fancy!