Anxious Mind ￨ Spiritual Practice

Anxiety has a way of creeping up on us. Sometimes the source of our unease is easy to pinpoint, while others times it seems to bubble up without cause. The natural tendency is to push away the anxious thoughts or deny they exist at all. Unfortunately, this rarely helps matters; in fact, it often makes things much worse. But what if we were able to face our anxiety head on? And what if we could use our spiritual practice as an additional tool to support ourselves through these anxious periods? Is it possible that anxiety could actually serve as a useful teacher? As we listen to the pitter-patter of the spring rain, consider how you might create a new relationship with the anxiety in your life.  

What am I reading? 

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 

https://bookshop.org/a/111301/9781501160844

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell 

https://bookshop.org/a/111301/9781464241222

https://bookshop.org/shop/witchywomanwalking

What’s playing on repeat?

Song of Sorrow by Elle King

What’s for dinner?

Mediterranean Baked Cod

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ pounds cod fillet
• 1 small red onion OR large shallot, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 pound cherry tomatoes halved
• ¼ cup sliced black olives
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• salt & pepper to taste
• ¼ cup white wine OR water
• 4 tablespoons butter chopped

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a rectangular baking dish that will comfortably hold all your cod pieces and tomatoes and place the fish inside.
• Scatter the onion, garlic, tomatoes and olives around the fish.
•  Drizzle the olive oil all over the ingredients in the dish. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and season with salt and pepper.
•  Pour the water into the dish. Scatter the butter evenly over the dish. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the tomatoes and fish are cooked.

Tofu Matcha White Chocolate Mousse Ingredients:

Mousse

• 12 oz (340 gr) silken tofu
• 6 oz (170 gr) white chocolate, melted
• 1 tbsp matcha powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Toppings:

• Greek/coconut yogurt
• Berries

Instructions

• Blend silken tofu, melted white chocolate, matcha powder, and vanilla extract in a blender until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into serving glasses.
• Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to let the mousse set.
• Top with toppings. Serve.

https://jajabakes.com/wprm_print/tofu-matcha-white-chocolate-mousse