Greek Centeranians ...
Greece is my second country , have been living there one third of my life ....my daughter has greek family & we have a lot of greek friends in different places , I love the culture - the food - I speak greek don´t ask me how I managed that but I do love the fact ...
And I will go on with my mantra " Eat Like a Greek " through the spring and the summer there will be inspirational thoughts for a healthier life style , and maybe a long " Brainchild - Weekend " on a Greek Island , late September Ikaria is a thought since it is on the blue zone list .
If you want you can slowly find the way to a long flourishing life by what you eat , how you move your body , what people you are socializing with , how many glasses of wine you drink , how much you are laughing & hugging - to be happy to wake up in the morning and to find a meaning ... with your life .
Moderation could it be the clue .. like me in the pic above - less chocolate and more dried fruit & nuts .. or to keep it simple ,slow down , breath , feel the silence , be you , change a simple daily habit , keep on walking for healthy longevity , eat a lot of lentils , wild greens , lemons , olive oil , chickpeas , potatoes , coffe and honey ...
Above a pic from gastronomos.gr and it shows a hummus made from Greek giant beans laced with a paste from red bellpeppers .. has to be done & tested asap !
Sea Vegetables like algaes are said to be the future food .. but they should be cultured so they are safe , since wild harvested they can contain less healthy things from the sea , like arsenic ... ! But in the right way they are a powerhouse of minerals , calcium , selen , B2 , antioxidants , vitamin C , omega-3 and much more goodies ...the taste might not be 5 star but just jazz them up a bit !
What is the worst that can happen , maybe to be totally rejected by a family member, yes family believe it or not !! It did happen to me nearly a year ago , and the horrifying experience with my back did start little by little in the same time frame ... it is said that back ache is connected to psychological matters , I´m not going to dwell on that forever , but thinking that " every cloud has a silver lining " could be true , ok it took me all of 2019 to get to the point to make myself to stop thinking of all that unbelievable shit that went on , it also affected my daughter who had a close relation with this person and suddenly it was zero ... you would think it should be enough for us with my brother dead ....
Could family be overrated ... you probably have to fix your own from all your friends , yes friends are my family now and daughter of course !
And then when the pain and all who had hurt me slowly eased out of my life .. Everything started to be so much better , and now I really feel happy and motivated for the start of this new year which I will spend with my lovely " Friend Family " in Sweden & Greece !
Music is so soothing , it makes you remember moments , on the other hand it makes you dance , lowers your blood pressure and it could also rev your heart up ...
" The Devil Caught me Nappin " Andrea Litkei
" Big Black Delta " Capsize
" It´s Not Mine to Take " Rachel Aldous & the Road Home
" Everything I Wanted " Billie Eilish
Chris
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GrammasKitchen at the moment in beautiful Sörmland .... but counting the days until my feet will be in Paris .... and of course after that soon .. back in Greece again !
But to start with let us celebrate the first fullmoon of the year tonight , the " Wolfmoon " magic beautiful times !!
