Hey yo(u) ghurt(good)?

"How are you?"
We ask people this all the time and are asked too.
But do we even care about the response or care to respond with the truth?

Sometimes it's difficult to put into words how we feel. I have been experimenting with making frozen yogurt as of late. So here is life lessons in frozen yoghurt form. 

DRIVE: Frozen yoghurt is an emulsion and a foam. It needs extreme temperatures to solidify it however needs constant movement in order to break the icicles. This creates a thicker, smoother product. Drive is similar in the fact that its continuous work through extreme conditions. Complacency are icicles we need to work at remaining humble so that we will actively pursue our dreams.

For me personally I do not want to make yoghurt like that which you buy in the shop. What's the point in that? Why should I put in colorants, flavoring and preservatives when I'm at home. That's a perfect metaphor for life. No drama, stuff falseness and negativity. I'm at home with who I am. Some people are going to think you are fake because they honestly cannot understand your pursuit to be irrevocably happy. Those that understand are rare, kindred spirits.

Life has the potential to be magical if you just open your eyes. Allow the small thing to make you happy. Like someone opening the door for you or a cloud shaped like a dinosaur. I actively search for happiness.

I saw this in the company gardens. Living in Cape Town the wind is intense, like it will blow you over(especially if you are small)! A gust came up and everyone ducked and some even cursed(hair styles were ruined), but this child riding on his father's shoulders just laughed and it echoed everywhere like music. It was like the universe was telling me that I should laugh at things that bother everyone else. That hardship and challenge is an opportunity to grow so why not enjoy that process. We think that life is breaking us down. Breaking is a horrible world. We are being crafted like the statue of David. Chipping away all excess slowly. You chose to either be art or a tool( like a pestle and mortar also made from marble).

Toppings, I love savory flavours. My new favourite thing is to have double cream frozen yoghurt with cayenne pepper. The cold temperature with the heat from the roasted spice is extraordinary. It's like watching a 3D movie but with taste. 

Double cream frozen yoghurt with roasted cayenne pepper

Toppings are friendships to you the yoghurt. We are different and complex in our own rights.Put us together and we have something amazing. Why should we not try fish or hummus in yoghurt?The people that mean most to me do not make any sense in societal(key word) logic. That's what makes it even more valuable and precious. It's about finding the guardians who will wait at the edge when you have to climb out of the holes of depression.

Double cream frozen yoghurt paired with sour fig jam and dried snoek in a munch bowl (which has a flavor profile to a provita)

Like with yogurt we can strip away the bad and add something strange and wonderful to our lives. That what we least expect can be the most wonderful thing. This applies to many thing like friendships, work or even places.

We are only limited by our fear. I'll admit I'm braver with food and my career than anything else. I lack a certain balance. However I'm challenging myself to be more brave. To stop hiding behind humor or even a crazy jersey.  To explore life completely.