A Beautiful Reunion

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return." ~ Maya Angelou

[wayholly]

VEGANS: Reblog this if you are willing to be a “vegan sponsor”, meaning anyone who wants to go vegan or is newly vegan can message you either privately or anonymously for advice, food ideas, to vent or to talk to about slip-ups etc.! This is not an “exclusive” or “elitist” movement! Everyone can be vegan and those of us with the knowledge and experience can help you get to a place where you are living in accordance with your values. We want to see you, this planet and our animal friends succeed. Don’t be shy!

[retrouvaillesmon]

Amazing weekend at comicon #sallyskellington #jackskellington #nightmarebeforechristmas #rhodeislandcomicon #ricomicon

[retrouvaillesmon]

Sally is a badass #sallyskellington #rhodeislandcomicon #ricomicon #nightmarebeforechristmas

[scottiehughes]

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how to love a woman: lay her down with your lights turned way down low, listening to yellow ledbetter. slide up her sweater with curled fingers, tucked inside your hands, tucked inside the space between her jeans and her panties. do not dare touch her yet. when she opens her mouth, breathe for her, draw her breaths in spindle-circles that could make the ceiling fan dizzy, break into what she spreads out before you with her back arched hard and accept yourself into her. she will want you to continue. do not. never continue.

how to love a man: open your eyes. never forget to look at him. for everything. that is the most important thing you can do. touch him wherever you like (if he asks you to) and follow his lead if that’s your thing and let him keep you up all night if you think he’s worth losing sleep over– but never stop looking at him. any woman who lets you in her bed will let you look at her as long as you want, but men will hide behind their pillows as if they’ve made brick walls. men are not worth closing your eyes for. keep them open.

[retrouvaillesmon]

Is

It possible to fall in love with someone incapable of loving you back?

[rainbowtwo]

The Child Within

‘In each of us, there is a young suffering child. We have all had times of difficulty as children and many of us have experienced trauma. To protect and defend ourselves against future suffering, we often try to forget those painful times. Every time we’re in touch with the experience of suffering, we believe we can’t bear it, and we stuff our feelings and memories deep down in our consciousness mind. It may be that we haven’t dared to face this child for many decades.

But just because we may have ignored the child doesn’t mean she or he isn’t there. The wounded child is always there, trying to get our attention. The child says, “I’m here. I’m here. You can’t avoid me. You can’t run away from me.” We want to end our suffering by sending the child to a deep place inside, and staying as far away as possible. But running away doesn’t end our suffering; it only prolongs it.

The wounded child asks for care and love, but we do the opposite. We run away because we’re afraid of suffering. The block of pain and sorrow in us feels overwhelming. Even if we have time, we don’t come home to ourselves. We try to keep ourselves constantly entertained - watching television or movies, socializing, or using alcohol or drugs - because we don’t want to experience that suffering all over again.

The wounded child is there and we don’t even know she is there. The wounded child in us is a reality, but we can’t see her. That inability to see is a kind of ignorance. This child has been severely wounded. She or he really needs us to return. Instead we turn away.

Ignorance is in each cell of our body and our consciousness. It’s like a drop of ink diffused in a glass of water. Thar ignorance stops us from seeing reality; it pushes us to do foolish things that make us suffer even more and wound again the already wounded child in us.

The wounded child is also in each cell of our body. There is no cell of our body that does not have that wounded child in it. We don’t have to look far into the past for that child. We only have to look deeply and we can be in touch with him. The suffering of that wounded child is lying inside us right now in the present moment.

But just as the suffering is present in every cell of our body, so are the seeds of awakened understanding and happiness handed down to us from our ancestors. We just have to use them. We have a lamp inside us, the lamp of mindfulness, which we can light anytime. The oil of the lamp is our breathing, our steps, and our peaceful smile. We have to light up that lamp of mindfulness so the light will shine out and the darkness will dissipate and cease. Our practice is to light up the lamp.

When we become aware that we’ve forgotten the wounded child in ourselves, we feel great compassion for that child and we begin to generate the energy of mindfulness. The practices of mindful walking, mindful sitting, and mindful breathing are our foundation. With our mindful breath and mindful steps, we can produce the energy of mindfulness and return to the awakened wisdom lying in each cell of our body. That energy will embrace us and heal us, and will heal the wounded child in us.’

- Thich Nhat Hanh, Reconcilliation: Healing the Inner Child.

[flowersofjannah]

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[seekingthehereafter]

I love this. May Allah bless you.

[retrouvaillesmon]

Bread # 2- plain old crusty white loaf, but still vegan! #vegan #veganbaking #veganbread

[retrouvaillesmon]

Bread #1- vegan and gluten free whole grain crusty bread🌱 #vegan #glutenfree #glutenfreevegan #veganbaking #glutenfreebaking #veganbread #glutenfreebread

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I have a mild obsession with baked goods 😁 #vegan #glutenfree #glutenfreevegan #muffins #blueberry #veganbaking #glutenfreebaking

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Spaghetti squash noodles with thai peanut sauce ❤️ So good! #vegan #glutenfree #glutenfreevegan #thaifood

[veganinspo]

Vegan No Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake

[retrouvaillesmon]

Snow Day Soup #1

Since I'm snowed in today, I figured I'd make some soup. This is the first of three I'm making today and so far one of my favorite soups I've ever made! This was a ridiculously easy recipe and only cost about $6 to make, even using organic carrots and onions. It has a smooth texture, a hint of spiciness from the fresh ginger and is both warming and filling. Also, super healthy! With only one tablespoon of oil for the whole recipe I would also consider this a low-fat recipe. The oil could even be reduced as it was only used for sauteeing the vegetables before adding the stock. Simple, delicious, and healthy- try this today!

[meatvegan]

Veggie Sushi Bowl with Creamy Wasabi Sauce 

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[adviceforvegans]

Seitan recipes requested by anonymous. Coconut crusted seitan Smoky Maple Seitan Sandwich BBQ Chicken Style Wings Spicy Seitan Lettuce Wraps Orange Sweet & Sour Seitan Ground Seitan And Veggie Tacos Barbecued Seitan Ribs French Dip with Porcini au Jus Mock Duck BBQ Pizza Tamarind Seitan Kabobs Seitan Brisket With Gravy And Roasted Vegetables Seitan Stuffed with Walnuts, Cranberries, and Mushrooms Chicken Fried Seitan Tenders and Roasted Greens Peppered Seitan Steaks with Mashed Potatoes Seitan Porcini Beef Stew Seitan and Eggplant Stew Seitan Load Deli Style Sandwich Summer Seitan Saute With Cilantro and Lime Seitan Pot Pie with Pumpkin Biscuit Crust Teriyaki Seitan Asada Tacos Seitan Negimaki Vegan Banh Mi Seitan Piccata

[alloftheveganfood]

I just discovered the wonder of (homemade!) seitan and is love to see a seitan roundup! I've also gotten into making pies, a pie roundup would be awesome :) And don't apologize for "slacking," you run a great blog!!

Over the past couple days I posted this vegan seitan entree round up, vegan seitan soup round up and vegan seitan sandwich round up. Here are other seitan recipes that I’ve posted in the past:

seitan bacon

buffalo seitan hot wings

vegan hot wings with vegan blue cheese dressing

buffalo chick’n drumsticks

bbq seitan ribs

barbecued seitan ribs

seitan bbq ribs

balsamic bbq seitan

pulled seitan barbecue

seitan negimaki

minestrone with mini seitan meatballs

broccoli & seitan stir fry

jambalaya with seitan

seitan & roast potatoes with mustard sauce

tender seitan slices in herbed gravy

seitan roast stuffed with shiitakes & leeks

As for pie, here’s a vegan pie round up and a vegan apple pie round up. Here are other pie recipes I’ve posted in the past (along with some pie-but-not-actually-pie recipes):

lattice-top plum pie

easy vegan pumpkin pie

four ingredient vegan pumpkin pie

vegan pumpkin pie

the best pumpkin pie ever

maple cream pumpkin pie with buttery gingersnap crust

dark chocolate pumpkin pie

voluptuous pumpkin pie

vegan sweet potato pie (GF)

vegan s’mores pie

almond coconut chocolate chip cookie dough pie

chilled dark chocolate pie with almond crust & strawberry vanilla compote

vegan chocolate cream pie

chocolate peanut butter pie

black & blueberry heart pie

vegan no-bake banoffee pie (GF)

vegan pecan pie

vegan apple pie

apple pie in pecan crust

easy nutter butter peanut butter ice cream pie

swirled cheesecake pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie cheesecake (raw)

grain-free pumpkin pie brownies

pumpkin pie brownie

I hope you’re able to find some recipes you’d like to try out and thank you for the kind words!