{"id":6581,"date":"2015-03-05T21:40:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmellclark.com\/new\/?p=6581"},"modified":"2016-12-23T23:07:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T23:07:26","slug":"meaning-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmellclark.com\/new\/meaning-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaning of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>| LOCATION: At the counter in the Kitchen of My Life, asking \u201cWhat\u2019s for dinner?\u201d\u00a0| <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When people talk about answering the question of why they\u2019re here, it always sounds like we expect it to be one thing.<\/p>\n<p>Like, \u201cI\u2019m here to have dinner. Once I decide on, prepare, and eat that meal, it\u2019s done and that\u2019s all there is. I just want it to be &#8220;the RIGHT meal.\u201d We put off grocery shopping or trying new foods, eating the same boring things every day or even fasting until we can decide on that One. Right. Meal.<\/p>\n<p>A friend said to me today, \u201cYou seem to really know why you\u2019re here. I\u2019m so glad you figured that out!\u201d with the implication that he was still searching and uncertain. I laughed. No matter how clear I get about why I choose to be here, I\u2019m always still asking.<\/p>\n<p>If we\u2019re really honest, I think we always are.<\/p>\n<p>I want to taste as many simple or gourmet, \u2018right\u2019 or &#8216;wrong\u2019 meals as I can fit into this crazy go on the planet. And to share them with a lot of people.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a purpose in there somewhere. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>| LOCATION: At the counter in the Kitchen of My Life, asking \u201cWhat\u2019s for dinner?\u201d\u00a0| When people talk about answering the question of why they\u2019re here, it always sounds like we expect it to be one thing. Like, \u201cI\u2019m here to have dinner. 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