food for the soul™
food for the soul™ is a unique online experience, a portal of inspiration that supports and empowers you to take 100% responsibility for your life. How? By serving up ideas to inspire personal responsibility and nurture your soul.
Whether it’s some daily #SoulFood, seasonal #WellnessTonic, occasional #NourishingNibbles, or how freedom can be experienced in #TheFreedomZone, simply fill out the form to become a member and get your fill of ideas to chew on by joining our FFTS community. It’s free!
Inspiration
Today’s #SoulFood | Frederick William Faber
“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. Kindness is contagious.” ~ Frederick William Faber
Today’s #SoulFood | Alvin Ailey
“To be who you are and become what you are capable of is the only goal worth living.” ~ Alvin Ailey
Today’s #SoulFood | Melody Beattie
“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” ~ Melody Beattie
Wellness Tonic
Wellness Tonic Ingredient: Helping Others | November 2020 Edition, Issue #7
Wellness Through Helping Others In the New York Times (May 2020), Dr. Steven Southwick stated, “Small acts are important.” The professor emeritus of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine and co-author of “Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s...
Wellness Tonic Ingredient: Laughter | October 2020 Edition, Issue #6
Laugh a little each day in trying times, in…all the times. You deserve it!
Wellness Tonic Ingredient: Aging Wisely | September 2020 Edition, Issue #5
Dear Dear Friends, Fans and SoulMates, Whether you, dear reader, are 25 or 65, at one point we all find the road ahead is shorter than the road behind. Jewish writings refer to this time as the “narrow place.” "The challenge is to reimagine the narrow place as one of...
Nourishing Nibbles
Emotional Agility by Susan David
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_6hu6JLH98
Angela Lee Duckworth | Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | TED Talks Education
Dance for Kindness 2013 | One Day, One Dance, One Heart! | LifeVest Inside
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko3a4Q0g6dI
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.