Things happen to all of us that make us feel disconnected from each other. I find this feeling completely perplexing and overwhelmingly unpleasant. It makes me fear that perhaps we have forgotten to be together in life. Where none of that other stuff that our egos fling back and forth, gets enough power to score a decent trajectory.
This fear is combined with another awareness, a sense that I am at least somewhat responsible for this gulf between us. Whether it’s a misjudged word or even by doing nothing at all, you contribute to the dissembling of your shared humanity.
And by ‘you’, I mean, ‘me’.
Thank goodness life has the power to find you, gently lift up your moping chin and remind you its ok. There is a whole universe orbiting around you with miraculous speed and force. Somehow, upon this speck on a speck in the middle of it all, there we are.
Being there together.
Alive.
And we have been surrounded with these other life forms that grow around us that we can utilize, if we care for them. Plant the tree, water the tree and the tree gives you a little present. Or dozens of them. Sweet, delicious, nectar filled presents.
I have some very young fruit trees in my yard. My apricot tree gave me apricots, my pomegranate is working on a few pomegranates now, and today, my peach tree gave me the yummiest peaches.
“There you go,” it said, “close your eyes and enjoy. Everything’s alright.”
And I did. And it was.
Peach and Prosciutto Salad
2 peaches, cut into thin wedges
6 cherry bocconcini
10 thin slices of prosciutto
50g of salad greens of your choice
1 tbsp Fig Vincotto Vinegar
1tbs olive oil and more for drizzling
Combine fig vincotto, olive oil and seasoning in a bowl. Mix and then stir in the peaches til combined.
Scatter greens on a plate and top with proscuitto, pinched apart cherry bocconcini, spoon over the peaches and dressing, season to taste and serve.
