The way we see things impacts how we think, what we feel and how we live. Your thoughts are the starting point for a positive life. Your life can change in an instant. You can choose positive thinking rather than negative thinking. There’s a world of possibilities for us! This video is part of my series “Life, Love & Lasagna” where I combine preparing food with a related life topic. I share my favorite made-from-scratch banana pudding recipe. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
What do you see when I hold up a brown banana?
Do you see a gross-looking, mushy brown banana that you want to throw in the trash?
I’ll tell you what I see when I look at this banana.
I see…
Banana smoothies,
And fake ice cream where you freeze the banana, mush it up and it is simple and delicious!
I see banana bread.
But, most of all, what I see when I look at these beautiful brown bananas is
It’s one of my family’s favorite comfort-food desserts!
Now if I want to eat a banana by itself, I don’t want a browning banana.
I want it almost on the green-side.
But for banana pudding, the bananas that have started to brown are the ones I want.
How many times do we find ourselves doing something like this in our regular day-to-day life?
We look at our life, whether it’s…
a situation we find ourselves in – hmm, 2020 anyone?-
a person in our lives
or something in our own self that we wish was different
and we may have trouble seeing beyond our first impressions.
Do we see the brown banana that we just want to toss in the trash and be done with?
Or can we look at the situation/person/ourself and see the possibilities of banana pudding?
It takes one second to change our lives.
That’s how long it takes to change a thought.
Let’s take this year of 2020.
With all the difficulties, life adjustments and other things that have happened to us this year,
are you thinking,
“2020- rotten banana!”
Or “2020- let me find some banana pudding!”
Yes, a lot of what has happened this year IS out of our control but
Do you focus so much and think so hard on the “yuck” factor
When it comes to the people in your life or what you want to change in yourself
That you forget the possibilities,
The options that there are,
The potential that you can take a few brown bananas and make a beautiful, comforting banana pudding?