Follow the recipe first!
Guys, follow the recipe first! I don’t just mean in cooking, but in all walks of life. See, we spend time and effort in researching the best recipe or solution to a problem. Once we narrow down to our final recipe, we need to stay focused – we need to follow the recipe to the core. That is, if we want the results as per the recipe.
We always tend to take shortcuts and still want the best results.
We keep the recipe in front of us and think we are following it but do our own tricks to it. How can we expect the results mentioned in the recipe if we don’t do exactly as told.
Yes, Recipe gives exact steps to follow
I learnt this the hard way. I was trying a pancake mix recipe – very simple and clean recipe. But my pancakes would come out tasting horrible. Tried different brands and same thing. One day, I was looking at the recipe at the back and realized I was not really following exactly as they told me to – 1, 2 and 3. I was doing 10 steps 🙂
Followed the 3 steps and there it was. Best tasting Buttermilk pancake.
What is the big deal here?
Point is to realize what is really happening:
When someone gives us a formula or a recipe – for success in business, cooking or anything for that matter, we have a tendency to tweak it and add our own flavor to it. We think we are following it but technically we are not. We need to realize this if we want the results mentioned in our recipe for success.
What did I finally learn?
My lesson learnt is, first use the recipe as it is and get the desired results, then start adding your own style to it and be super creative you.
This way we know its a sure success – which further helps us:
- It boosts our morale and we know we can do it.
- Otherwise, we might lose a lot of time in testing.
- It might cause a lot of heart ache also.
This might seem like the most obvious thing, but trust me, we all tend to make this mistake over and over.
Just do me a favor, try your best to remember "follow the recipe first!" and it will be a smooth sailing...
Mango Lassi (Smoothie) with all Natural Sugars!
Lassi with natural sugar was the desire. I am sure this discovery was already made, I discovered it today.
Wanted to have the Mango Lassi to hydrate myself while I was going about the day but did not want to add processed sugar at all. You know how they say necessity is mother of all inventions (or discovery).  Lassi with dates happened! Replaced Sugar with Dates. Simple and clean but just what I needed.
- Yogurt – about 2 tbsp
- Water – 1 cup
- Dates – 4 pitted dates
- mango – 1 cup of frozen mango chunks (optional)
*Note: I honestly dont remember exactly how much proportion I took of the above as I always just prepare food by guesstimating. I should probably change that and know exact. Soon I guess that will happen too.
Blended all the ingredients to get what I wanted – Mango Lassi with natural sugars!
Disclaimer: I am posting personal experiences without detailed nutritional/ health/ medical knowledge.
How I got started with Meditation – Dhyan Lagana!
I love to meditate. I honestly am all messed up listening to different spiritual leaders – not really following anyone all the way. I guess I have not found my guru yet. I respect them all and I think they all lead to one thing – peace. That is if you really follow the techniques.
I actually started two years ago – out of desperation. I did not even know I am getting into meditation. That was the time when I was going through a tough phase in my life – emotionally. I was not able to accept my situation and did not know how to settle – make peace. So I started wandering in different directions – going to different spiritual meeting places around my area like Self-Realization center, Gayatri Temple and so on. I was not sure what I was looking for. I just went there for a 30 minute tour of each place and came back home with some booklets. One night when I could not sleep and my head felt like it will explode, I opened one of the free booklets I picked up from my brief tour of different places. I did not know my life was about to change.
I read about Deep Yajna (and Hamsa ) – I might be spelling it wrong. So started exploring what that meant. They explained how instead of lighting log fire for Havana, just light a diya (its like lighting a candle). Chant a few mantras and so on… I actually read the whole book which was only 30 to 50 pages so not bad for me – I am not a big reader. There on I have been on the path to meditation I would say. I don’t know what enlightenment is yet. So, I can not say path to enlightenment yet. I hear this a lot.
I am so glad I explored that day! I actually started sitting for hours just exploring within me – never wanting to come back out…… Now I have phases – some days I just want to meditate the whole day even when I am driving (with my eyes open) and some days I just do it for a few minutes.
I am a seeker – as these learned gurus call us….. Wonder where life will take me from here.
Finally got my blog site up and running!
It is a nightmare getting a simple blog site up when you don’t have any help and no expertise. Anyway here I am.. ready to rock and roll.
I just love to write and not sure why I did not jump on this band wagon before. Honestly, like everyone I have many aspirations and aspects but not sure which one/s and how I will lay it out on my blog. Hope to get some good interactions and meet some like minded people on the way…
