Mr 575.....Oops

Last week I had an Oops moment that made an impact on my life. We shall call the man with whom I had this moment "Mr 575." and that I had felt used and disrespected by him. What he did and how it happened is not really important just that I responded to his actions in a way that made me ask the question "What could you have done different?"
My natural response to situations that feel uncomfortable or tough is to "run and hide" and not deal with them.

I don't want to stand and respond them! I don't want to admit to my failures or faults. When sandpaper brushes up the natural response would be to move or run.
But, if I stay and accept the sandpaper and respond to the Oops (whether I caused it or not) I will be changed.
I have had to address me! to ask who I am and how I am in dealing with rough and tough moments in my life.....
It pinches and stings but in the end if I deal with the it the IT's they will not control me. The IT's could be a unforgiving heart or a simple white lie or a self motivated quest, there are thousands of IT's. I can choose to allow the IT's to stay with me or let them go......The choice must be to let them go.If not they become a part of who I am....
Change is a spice of life ............... It is wonderful and freeing...
When we respond to these S and P (Sandpaper and Oops) moments with action we receive blessings in disguise....

Thanks Mr 575~

By the way this is an awesome recipe for a South African dish with a little spice Babootie:
BABOOTIE
Ingredients
2# Ground Beef
2 Medium Sweet Onions
2T Butter
1 Cup Cream or Half and Half
3 Eggs
2 Slices cubed white bread
¼ Cup diced dried apricots
1 Grated Apple
¼ Cup Raisins
¼ Cup Almonds
2 T Apricot Jam
1 T Curry
2 T Lemon Juice
¼ t turmeric
6 Bay leaves
16 ounces Canned Tomatoes

Saute Beef in half butter until done remove from pan leaving juices
Add Onions and saute with curry powder until tender. Mix with meat

In a bowl mix half the cream 1 egg and bread…mash with a fork.
Add Apricots raisins,almonds, jam, lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.


Add the meat mixture and mix well
Grease a 8x12 inch oven proof dish and pour mixture in, Pressing bay leaves into the top.
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

Remove and add pour the topping of a mixture of 2 Eggs half the cream and turmeric.
Cook for 10 minutes until topping has set.

Serve with Rice and a side salad of cucumbers.