HOW TO DEAL WITH CHANGE ‘Who Moved My Cheese?’
morphs as well. By reading this book, you’ll learn how to anticipate, adapt to, and enjoy whatever changes life throws at you. In doing so, you can significantly reduce your stress levels by letting go of unattainable goals. The author also wrote two follow-up books for teenagers and children to aid them in navigating the process of growing up.
Throughout the history of oral and written language, people have used parables to impart valuable life lessons. In the modern era, these parables are usually created by parents to teach children some of the rules associated with politeness, empathy, and fairness. In fact, some of the most profound truths about human existence are revealed in the simplest of narratives. One interesting contemporary parable is hilariously titled “Who Moved My Cheese?” Authored by Dr. Spencer Johnson, this short but intriguing book with a funny name contains an enlightening story of four mice living in a maze. They spend their days meandering through the maze in search of cheese to help them reach their idea of happiness. They search and they search, but every time they get close to the cheese, it changes location. In this parable, the cheese is a metaphor for what humans strive for in life. On their journey to reach happiness — whether it’s based in romantic relationships, money, possessions, or physical health — it seems that the harder these characters search, the more elusive their happiness (or cheese) becomes.
So regardless of where you are in your life, this parable can help alter your perspective positively. You will come to understand that while changes are inevitable, your approach to them is your choice. You can either wait for circumstances to bring you back to your comfort zone, or you can be proactive and seek to behave in a manner that keeps your comfort zone with you at all times. This amusing and inspiring book will guide you along the way.
As the characters learn to deal with constant changes on their hunt for happiness, the very concept of happiness
A Simple Brine for Succulent Turkey
Have a Laugh
Inspired by Bon Appétit magazine
Ingredients
• 3/4 cup plus 2
tablespoons kosher salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 large onion, peeled and diced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup celery, diced
• 2 large sprigs thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds (optional)
Directions 1. In a large stock pot, bring salt, sugar, and 4 cups water to a boil. Stir until all ingredients are dissolved. 2. Turn off heat and add remaining ingredients. Place brine in the fridge, uncovered, until cold. 3. Add 6 quarts cold water to brine. Add turkey and submerge completely. Brine chilled for up to 72 hours.
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