Managing feelings and emotions can be a complicated part of life. When we’re angry, sad, or frustrated it’s all too easy to blame our negative feelings on someone else. Sometimes we have a difficult time separating our own emotions from the emotions of others. We can even create codependent relationships by caretaking the feelings of others, rather than allowing them to do emotional work for themselves. Learning to be emotionally autonomous is a skill that we can hone once we start taking accountability for our own inner worlds. Your feelings are your responsibility… full stop. As we wander through the muddy forest, reflect on your emotional landscape. How healthy are your boundaries? What work is yours to do? 

What am I reading?

The Ferryman and his Wife by Frode Grytten

https://bookshop.org/a/111301/9781643757452

Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics by Mirabai Starr

https://bookshop.org/a/111301/9781683641568

https://bookshop.org/shop/witchywomanwalking

What’s playing on repeat?

Up, Up, and Away by Jack Harris

What’s for dinner? 

Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa Salad 

Shredded chicken 

2 cups cooked quinoa

Cucumber

Cherry tomatoes halved

Fresh spinach

1 can chickpeas 

Fresh dill

Chopped olives

Goat cheese crumbled

Olive oil

Apple cider vinegar

Fresh lemon juice

Minced garlic 

Pickled onions 

Salt and pepper

Instructions: Marinate and cook chicken, shred into bite-sized pieces or use precooked rotisserie chicken. Cook quinoa according to instructions. Wash and dice cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, fresh spinach, and fresh dill. Add olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, and salt and pepper to a big bowl, mix. Toss in veggies, chicken, chickpeas, and quinoa. Mix thoroughly, season to taste, sprinkle with goat cheese. Enjoy! 

Lavender Cookies

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon culinary grade lavender buds
• 1 large egg yolk 
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon fine salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, and line a baking sheet with parchment.
2. Place the butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and melt it in the microwave in 25 second intervals until fully melted. 
3. In a food processor, combine the sugar and lavender buds and pulse a few times.
4. Stir together the melted butter, lavender sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Stir very well to combine.
5. Next, sprinkle the flour, baking soda and salt evenly over the dough, and stir just to combine.
6. Press the dough flat and evenly in the bowl, and then divide it in half. You should get 3 cookies from each half.

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