Going back home...

Going back home...

Simple words that say everything and nothing at the same time. Can we ever really go back home or do we just try to hold on to memories and glimpses of our past. A little nostalgia and a lot of curiosity. It doesn't really matter though does it? Whatever the case may be, I desperately want to experience and remember even for just one moment, the combination of events or ingredients that made me who I am  today. That secret, complicated recipe that most of us cannot ever remember because we never really had a recipe. We just added, removed and changed ingredients as we went along. Some times we even just threw everything out in anger .....right in the bin!! Then somehow we found the strength to start all over again....from scratch!

Life is like cooking isn't it. To some it comes easy to others its just a bore and yet to others its a private path to creative expression..and to some lucky few its Passion. Passion for people, for cultures, for music, for tastes, for aromas, for friendship, for human contact....a passion for life.

How do you add passion to your food or your life for that matter. Is passion an ingredient that can  be added at will. Of course not, but what you do need is an open heart and an open mind. You need to look at fear in the eyes, respect the journey you've been on for so long together..and let go. Just smile and let go!