My Practice 1
For breakfast I made hot oatmeal with a few walnuts, some raisins and a couple of prunes mixed in. Almost always, I added too much cheap brown sugar which was deliciously addictive. I brewed a cup of black tea along with this concoction and enjoyed it very much. Probably twenty years I did this, come rain or shine. I would use the same bowl, the same sized spoon and the same tea cup for long stretches of time. It was easy and it required very little thinking.
Kansas City c. 2016 / digital / slightly rendered
Now when I first get up I have what I call my small, sweet breakfast. This consists of brewed coffee, dried fruit (raisins or prunes), some walnut pieces, and maybe a banana. This is a light breakfast and I have completely enjoyed this new routine and I feel better in my gut. I just stumbled upon this approach and came to realize that oatmeal is not that good for my system any more. It was good while it lasted.
Kansas City c. 2017 / digital / slightly rendered
Then about mid-to-late morning I'll have a savory breakfast. This consists of another cup of coffee with half-and-half or maybe tea (usually coffee lately). I make French-press coffee and try to find some good dark roast. I like to try different kinds of locally roasted coffee. I've found some good ones.
I’ll make a couple of fried eggs and a piece of toast. I have been baking bread regularly and this makes nice toast. The eggs we buy from a Mennonite produce stand. Sometimes I have a slice or two of avocado with this second breakfast and that seems to go quite well.
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