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March Book of the Month: “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know” by Adam Grant

March Book of the Month feature is “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know” by Adam Grant sets up the importance of “unlearning” and the tremendous value of putting aside our own assumptions.

“If knowledge is power, knowing what we don’t know is wisdom.”

Begin with a beginner’s mind. This best captures what I took out from the book. We are hardly ever taught to question our own assumptions, to reconsider our thinking - and I personally find that as I know more, accumulate more knowledge and information, the easier it is for me jump to conclusions. It becomes harder and harder to be more curious - especially when it comes to a different way of looking at things. It takes so much of ourselves to be willing and open to challenge. We have been set up so early in life to stick with those who agree with what we think, or defend our beliefs when someone challenges our thinking. It does take a great amount of self-awareness and effort to be willing to have our opinions, thoughts and ideas challenged. It’s not easy. To unlearn. To be curious again.

We become lazy and complacent and stuck in our ways.

But what this book challenges us is to exactly that… to “think again”. Acknowledging that we don’t know everything and being curious about what we don’t know.

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Overnight Oats with Berry Compote. 2 servings of overnight oats: 3/4 cup GF rolled oats (I use Bob’s Red Mill) 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 tsp each of coconut sugar, chia seeds and vanilla I mix all of them in a mason jar, seal and shake lightly then store in fridge overnight. To serve, I top with berry compote: 1/3 c frozen strawberries 1/3 c frozen blueberries 1/2 tbsp maple syrup 1/2 tbsp almond butter (or more if you want) I get a pan and heat it up, drop the frozen berries in. After a few seconds, I lower the heat and add maple syrup and almond butter making sure I mix and heat is low so as not to burn. Keep stirring until almond butter is melted and syrup is a dark berry color. It takes a minute or so only. I don’t let it stay too long so that when i put it on the oats and bite into the strawberries, it’s still a bit frozen in the middle. YUM!!! 🍓 🍓 🍓 https://www.instagram.com/p/CaXIKRzL01s/?utm_medium=tumblr

New post is up! A Lesson in Recovery. https://www.instagram.com/p/CaHz4m7uyso/?utm_medium=tumblr

Asian Kelp Noodle For the sauce: ¼ c tamari 3 tbsp maple almond butter 1 tbsp sesame soil 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1 tsp garlic powder ½ tsp ginger powder ¼ c unsweetened almond milk For the noodles: 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 cup broccoli, chopped 1 cup oyster mushrooms, chopped 1 12 oz pack kelp noodles Optional: Cilantro, chopped Prep kelp noodles by washing and draining them. Cut into shorter noodles as you desire. In a small bowl, mix all the sauce ingredients EXCEPT THE almond milk ( you will add this later). Whisk lightly doing your best to smoothen out the almond butter into the mixture. Don’t worry if it’s not super smooth. The almond butter will eventually melt when you cook it. In a pan, saute the chopped broccoli in the EVOO. Add the oyster mushroom a bit later since that cooks faster. Add the sauce mixture into the pan with the broccoli and oyster mushrooms. Allow to simmer for a bit, mixing well. When the broccoli and mushrooms are fully cooked, add the kelp noodles slowly, in batches to easily mix with the sauce. Allow to simmer for a couple of minutes. Add the almond milk last and mix. Cool and serve! Top with cilantro 🌿 (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFAhlYLvue/?utm_medium=tumblr

New post is up! Why Self-Care Does NOT Need to be Expensive. Click the link in bio 👆🏽 to read! https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ1xK-sOy9A/?utm_medium=tumblr

Golden hour https://www.instagram.com/p/CZnKt88uZfQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Never too late to start! 💪🏼 Happy weekend! ✨ #wellness_with_monx (at New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZmnTCoJvgR/?utm_medium=tumblr

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New post is up! Link in bio 👆🏽 May it benefit 🙏🏽 Happy Friday! https://www.instagram.com/p/CZjxbr4upqx/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy Sunday! https://www.instagram.com/p/CZW0g8EO-uo/?utm_medium=tumblr

Winter storm breakfast 🥞 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZUUagcOkPm/?utm_medium=tumblr

I lost my sister 6 yrs ago. I was 35. She was 47. Six years ago now. And what they don’t tell you is this. That you never, ever stop missing them. Like a lost limb. You can get on with your life - and then at unexpected moments in the day, you are reminded of what was lost. And that there will never be a single day when you don’t think about them. Because you will miss them. Every single day. That you will always think that this does not fit in the natural order of things. Because somehow, you just assume that you were side by side. Siblings. No matter the age gap, no matter what kind of relationship you had, you were in this together. Figuring it out, making sense of shared histories, arguing/reconciling. Because that is what siblings do. That there will be guilt. Because you are here. And the other is not. That you will always wonder how your relationship would have evolved today. Would have grown closer or farther apart? What would it have been like, you wonder. That your sibling will be frozen in time. And you will age, catch up to where they were. But you age, and they will not. That you will begin forgetting… You lose details of how they look like, specific features of their physicality will start fading away. And you can only rely on pictures to remind you - But that you also start remembering more of them. You remember their spirit, their energy, the emotions. With the rest just sprinklings that formed a part of their being. That you will feel lucky, but also indebted. And you wonder if their soul made an agreement with the universe before all came into this earth so that you may be free of pain and live on this earth for longer. They don’t tell you these things when it happens. But I do know- That grief comes in waves - it ebbs and flows. Sometimes it feels like we are engulfed, and at times it feels like an absolution. That time does not make you forget, it just makes remembering a bit easier. That there is pain, but it is the pain that makes us human. And finally, what I know for sure is this. That we never really lose the ones we love, because we carry them in our hearts forever. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZSTkNUp-b7/?utm_medium=tumblr

Sometimes it’s sloppy, and that’s ok. Onion, tempeh, mixed mushroom saute with turmeric, paprika, garlic, coconut aminos and tamari. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZM8syMuTSR/?utm_medium=tumblr

Morning plate. Fresh fruits, @birchbenders keto gluten free pancakes, maple syrup and @justins maple almond butter. Yum! https://www.instagram.com/thisismonx/p/CZKIVVCOtg8/?utm_medium=tumblr

Will be featuring this book for January Book of the Month! Watch out for it at thisismonx tumblr post on Friday. Happy Tuesday! https://www.instagram.com/p/CZJ-vXIOL8U/?utm_medium=tumblr

Warming kala and chickpea soup on this cold winter evening. So simple to make. Started by caramelizing onion thenI basically just throw everything in a pot with water and some vegetable broth and let it simmer until the kale is softened. Added cumin, paprika, salt and pepper to taste. https://www.instagram.com/thisismonx/p/CZIUKwYuZ7d/?utm_medium=tumblr

Contributed my first article to the grassroots section of @elephantjournal. Have a read, like and share! Happy Monday and have an amazing week ahead. Link in my story. Thanks to my friend, @kathleenyeo, for encouraging me 💕 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZHVlMjOY6_/?utm_medium=tumblr

In memory of one of the greatest spiritual leaders of our time… https://www.instagram.com/p/CZE5fAzujJU/?utm_medium=tumblr

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