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Thursday Thoughts

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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

–Colin Powell

Diabetes Blog Week Day 4 – Mantras and More

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Today we are getting back to the positive with our topic Mantras and More. Yesterday we opened up about how diabetes can bring us down. Today let’s share what gets you through a hard day? Or, more specifically, a hard diabetes day? Something positive you tell yourself, or mantras, or what you fall back on to get you through. Maybe we’ve done that and we can help others do it too? (Thanks to Meri of Our Diabetic Life for suggesting this topic.)

I have to think positively about diabetes. It isn’t always easy, and for a long time I didn’t. I don’t really have a go-to or fall back, it’s just been changing my thought patterns and views on living with diabetes. Being controlling and focusing on all the hiccups that come with living with this disease, did far more harm to my physical and mental health, than I thought. Once I relinquished that need to control, and just accept the tough times, things drastically improved.

It is what it is, it won’t go away, so I’ve accepted it 🙂

Thursday Thoughts

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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

–Albert Einstein

I just returned from a trip to Colorado, it was much needed and welcomed. Nature is beautiful.IMG_3789[1]IMG_3719[1]IMG_3805[1]

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Shallot Shrimp Ragu

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Random concoction…ready go!

Shallot Shrimp Ragu, on top of roasted eggplant, topped with poached eggs.

Ragu:

  • 2 shallots, loosely chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic, loosely chopped
  • 3 cups wild caught baby shrimp
  • 8 oz tomato paste
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 TBSP bacon fat
  • Himalayan pink sea salt/pepper
  • Garlic powder

Saute all ingredients except for the baby shrimp over medium heat until it has a saucy consistency. Reduce heat to low, and roast eggplant, like this: 1…2…ready, eggplant! Once eggplant is finished roasting, add the shrimp to the simmering ragu, and continue simmering while you poach eggs (looks like hamburger helper, SO NOT hamburger helper!).IMG_3509

Perfect, quick poached eggs:

  • 2 eggs
  • 10 oz water
  • 2 coffee mugs

Fill both coffee mugs about 3/4 full with water. Crack and drop each egg into it’s own mug. Pop in the microwave for about 1-2 minutes. How long you microwave them, depends on how you want the yolks. Mine were over-medium and I went for 2 minutes. Plate eggplant, top with ragu, top with poached eggs. Enjoy!IMG_3527