Brunch, Cooking, Mantras, and Psychological Tests

So Scot has decided that we are going out to eat every Sunday. After a very long drive through the Concord Shop N' Park parking lot we made it to this weekends spot: a chinese buffet place. Evidently, even the Buddha gets hungry sometimes...As you can tell from his two full plates of food! Mom, Scot and I both agree Scot's pictures are getting better with time...haha. I'd say he sort of looks like he's in a meditative trance wouldn't you? Kind of like Gandhi after a hot bath...very soothed.

Okay so I wouldn't say I have achieved Martha Stewart status yet...but I am getting there. Haha... that is my goal. This weeks meal was veggie lasagna. It was delicious! There is actually a very funny story that goes along with it. Do you see how it is missing some structure. Yes, that's because I realized, after 3 hours of baking from 9-12pm, I forgot to put in 4 eggs! Eggs apparently are what give lasagna it's structure. Nevertheless it is some damn good vegetarian lasagna with carrots, broccoli, bell peppers, onions and lots of cheese! Here is the recipe if you wanna give it a try: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Convenient-Vegetarian-Lasagna/Detail.aspx
This Sunday I discovered something incredible. I was given an amazing gift that I want to share with you guys. I went to the Nyigma Buddhist Institute on Sunday and sang a beautiful mantra for 45 minutes. It filled my soul with so much peace and since it is so short it is something you can keep in your heart throughout the day to maintain a sense of serenity and warmth no matter what the difficult situation. I couldn't find my mantra on the internet but Scot and I both agree this mantra is beautiful. Check it out on youtube! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=158AWXhDdZI

Iris has been doing this program with kids where she shows them pictures and has the kids talk about what they see. We were both amazed at the variety of things kids said about the picture! I was telling Iris that psychologists use to discover a lot about a persons personality based on the story they told about a given picture. It was called the thematic apperception test.

Wiki says " Historically, the Thematic Apperception Test or TAT has been amongst the most widely used, researched, and taught projective psychological tests. Its adherents claim that it taps a subject's unconscious to reveal repressed aspects of personality, motives and needs for achievement, power and intimacy, and problem-solving abilities.


This is one of the pictures psychologists used. If your interested try telling a 1 page story about it and see what comes out of yourself. I found it to be very telling of desires in me I didn't even know existed!