Today’s #SoulFood | Ferris Bueller
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ~ Ferris Bueller
Your Daily #Key
The view is worth the pause!
Today’s #SoulFood | Andrea Gibson
“Commit to loving yourself completely. It’s the most radical thing you will do in your lifetime.” ~ Andrea Gibson
Today’s #SoulFood | Mike Nichols
“The greatest thing you can bring to anything you do is your humanity.” ~ Mike Nichols
Today’s #SoulFood | Ernest Holmes
“You have the power to choose your thoughts, choose ones that empower you.” ~ Ernest Holmes
Today’s #SoulFood | Mel Robbins
“It’s not the big moves that change everything—it’s the smallest ones in your everyday life that do.” ~ Mel Robbins
Today’s #SoulFood | Nelson Mandela
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ~ Nelson Mandela
Today’s #SoulFood | Donna Marie
“Plan with intention, flow with what comes, and stay open to life’s unfolding.” ~ Donna Marie
Your Daily #Key
Bring vision, but trust in the refining process of life,
Today’s #SoulFood | Rumi
“We receive by giving. We hold by letting go. We increase by scattering.” ~ Rumi
Today’s #SoulFood | Lisa Charles
“Make a daily commitment to be present in your current life rather than in your ideas of it—finding the joy that surrounds you right now.” ~ Lisa Charles
Today’s #SoulFood | Chris Germer, PhD
“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.” ~ Chris Germer, PhD
Today’s #SoulFood | Jackson Kiddard
“Anything you can’t control is teaching you how to let go. Trust the process. Trust your intuition. Trust yourself.” ~ Jackson Kiddard
Your Daily #Key: Surrender transforms resistance into flow!
Today’s #SoulFood | Albert Einstein
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.” ~ Albert Einstein
Today’s #SoulFood | Paul Williams
“Every act of kindness is a piece of love we leave behind.” ~ Paul Williams
Your Daily #Key
You are both the garden and the gardener.
Today’s #SoulFood | Charlie Chaplin
“You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” ~ Charlie Chaplin
Today’s #SoulFood | Elizabeth Lesser
“I accept that life is uncertain—that the goal is not to become more certain about anything but to relax more into the mystery of not knowing what will come next.” ~ Elizabeth Lesser
Today’s #SoulFood | Jameela Jamil
“Every twist and turn in life is an opportunity to learn something new about yourself, your interests, your talents.” ~ Jameela Jamil
Today’s #SoulFood
“Slowing down is sometimes the most important step toward moving forward.” ~ Author Unknown
Today’s #SoulFood | Napoleon Hill
“The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance will rise to help you.” ~ Napoleon Hill
Dad Stories
A Dad Strikes Out
I took my twin ten-year-old sons to a couple of Angels games this week, and I was shocked-shocked!-to discover just how little they knew about baseball.
A Prince Among Men
My dad has always been there for all of us in many ways, someone everyone could count on. He has been the model for the kind of man my female cousins hoped to marry, and the uncle (and great-uncle) to whom all the young children were drawn. Now he’s a grandfather of four, generous with each grandchild in unique ways.
A Caring Disciplinarian
My Dad believed it was important that his children should be disciplined and always respectful to others particularly our elders and he never believed for example that an adult would ever say anything untrue about a child.
Wellness Tonic
Leslie Sokol, Ph.D. | Action precedes Motivation
Dr. Leslie Sokol, is an internationally recognized leader in the field of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with more than 30 years of experience in practice, teaching and research.
Brené Brown | The Power of Vulnerability | TedX Houston, June 2010
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.
Dr. Maya Angelou | Forgive Yourself
I don’t know if I continue, even today, always liking myself. But what I learned to do many years ago was to forgive myself. It is very important for every human being to forgive herself or himself because if you live, you will make mistakes—it is inevitable.
About Us
I am Donna Marie, Vision Chef of Food For The Soul. I was born and raised in Jamaica (the Caribbean–not the neighborhood in Queens, New York) and have lived in the United States for over 30 years.
In the early 2000’s, I came across Zig Ziglar’s quote, “People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing–that’s why we recommend it daily” and I had an epiphany; being inspired is a practice, a habit that needs consistent nurturing.
So I began my daily practice that included reviewing an inspirational saying each morning and setting an intention for the day. I got so much out of this that I started sharing these quotes with my friends; this took off and I was inspired to officially launch food for the soul™ at a neighborhood spot, The Broken Cup, in 2007.