adventures in vitality

Recently, I took a step back. I paused to reflect on why I do this -- the cooking, the baking and what is my motivation? My motivation comes from the process to create whatever it is I've dreamed of. It's a sentiment, a flavor, a texture or all these things rolled up in one, well-executed composition. This process, what I create has preceded me and propelled me to live, to dream, to breathe, to wake another day because really...this year has been the most difficult and challenging year in my entire life of living. It has broken my heart while it has also showed me that everything I've done -- the highs and the lows included -- to get to right here was earned and good and worth the wait.