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My grandmother always used to say, “If you lie down with dogs, you’re bound to get fleas.” Your Community Impacts Your Habits, Choices, and Happiness MATTERS OF THE HEART This bit of Appalachian wisdom always makes me chuckle, but it speaks to a more profound truth: The people you surround yourself with shape your habits, how you see the world, and who you will become. Emotional intelligence often focuses inward as you understand your feelings and responses, but it’s just as important to look outward at the community around you. Ask yourself if those in your circle exercise emotional intelligence. Do they support you in your efforts to exercise emotional intelligence? Do they promote an environment conducive to emotional intelligence? When you have supportive people in your life, they help you believe in yourself, encourage you, and make life more positive, fun, and fulfilling. They will interact with you and others in an emotionally intelligent way and model that behavior. It’s much easier to be in a relationship with people who have this knowledge and choose to exercise it. Consider any heated situation where you stepped away from an emotionally triggering event to think clearly about how you would respond. Those who practice emotional intelligence recognize this self-control as a wise step, versus others who may label you as passive or even encourage you to react emotionally and “stand up for yourself.” When you build a community with a shared vocabulary of emotional intelligence, you take a significant step toward feeling a true sense of belonging. With any lesson you learn, you’ll lose it if you don’t practice. When you surround yourself with friends who are also working to develop emotional intelligence, it becomes easier to internalize your vision and respond intelligently. The holiday season is a time when we lean into community and decide what we will celebrate. This can be an emotionally charged time, with so many memories tied to family gatherings and events like these. As you make your plans, consider the community you want to build to be your best self. The bottom line is to choose wisely whom you invite into your life. The right community will celebrate the holidays with you and help you grow into the person you want to be.
I ngredients • 3 oz thinly sliced prosciutto • 1 package dinner rolls, halved lengthwise • 1/4 cup fig preserves • 3/4 cup shredded fontina cheese • 3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese
Inspired by HalfBakedHarvest.com
• 1/2 cup melted butter • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce • 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme • 2 chopped garlic cloves • Black pepper, to taste
D irections 1. Preheat oven to 400 F. 2. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, arrange prosciutto and bake for 8–10 minutes. 3. On a separate lined baking sheet, place the bottom halves of the rolls and spread fig preserves over them. 4. Layer with fontina and Swiss cheese. Top with crispy prosciutto. 5. Place the top half of the rolls over the prosciutto and gently press down. 6. In a bowl, mix butter, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, garlic, and black pepper. 7. Pour butter mixture over rolls. Cover with foil and bake 10 minutes. 8. Remove foil and bake an additional 10–15 minutes, and separate before serving.
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