cling to joy
bold audacious joy,
that looks for Light in everything
even when you’re waiting
Morgan Harper Nichols
Business is not as usual. I repeat, business is not as usual. That’s my new catch phrase in this new world. It soothes me.
Somehow 2020 is not the reality I wanted or even dreamed up. Where did the days full of mundane, mindless, and simple activities go? Within a blink of an eye the world has been turned upside down (turned indoors?). Its taken me awhile to accept the new routines, modes, processes, etc of my quarantined life but I think I’m getting there, slowly. Instead of going out, we’ve gone in. Huge doses of sick days, all of our previously-neglected self-care activities, daily cookie night caps, virtual group hangouts and games, puzzles for hours, glorious afternoon naps, stuffed animal cuddles, gallons of herbal teas, Saturday morning cartoons, even successfully learning how to manage a pantry for a household. Adapting and winning.
But, let’s be real. Cabin-fever is a thing and we need an escape from this 1000ish square foot apartment / haven / prison / sanctuary / quarantine homebase. Despite all my minutes spent in meditation, I still crave for normalcy, my mind wanders beyond my current borders, and I just want some things to not be cancelled. For Supper Club this month, let’s go on a vacation! Pack your bags and bring your passports. Even just for a meal, let’s escape this quarantine.
APRIL THEME
Whether you had an exotic trip planned to the jungles of Thailand, the charming and rustic arrondissements of Paris, the unreal landscapes of Iceland, the warm and sandy beaches of Bora Bora, the buzzing streets of New York, have put the Greek Islands as your first destination post-Corona, crave the spices and heat of chicken tikka masala, want to transport to the world of Hogwarts via chocolate frogs or cauldron cakes, let’s go where our hearts and bellies desperately want to go. Whatever you’re inspired by, have ingredients in the pantry for, or available on food delivery apps, let’s (virtually) eat together! It’ll be an exciting hodge podge of what we can collectively put together. A show-and-tell. An international potluck in trying times. We have to. We need to. What else are you waiting for? Let’s go!
