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ATTENTION
I am happy to announce that Essentially Me is back in circulation. Though the structure will be changing for a time. In order to manage this task solo, outside submissions will no longer be sourced. The e-zine will function as a blog for a while.

Philosophy
Within each of us - and there is no exception - lies a spectacular ability that when discovered has the potential to surprise the world


Ladle Serving Lessons​


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​This is my  gift. It was given to me at the end of  a lovely dinner party, recently - Nessie, the ladle.

It was a  warm, intimate gathering where the table decorations alone were a fiest - a spread of hidden delights covered in dome lids, each  paired with a Nessie freestanding cleverly. I was touched by the honesty and openness - I always am when people choose to be themselves.   

At the end of a lovely evening, I received a brown paper bag. 'It's nothing much,' I was told, 'just a little take home gift'.

'Wow, it has a face' was the second thing I noticed when I looked inside the bag. Nessie (as it said on the labelling),  is Lockness, for short.  'I have a Lockness monster ladle' I thought. 'Not too many people have one of those.'  The very first thing I noticed however, was the impact of the gesture. Immediately, I knew that this thoughtful touch would commemorate the evening in my heart and mind forever.

​As you see this is not a tragedy channelled into something good, it is a Purple Hero of another kind. In this fast paced world where greetings are quick, friendships are sometimes temporary and etiquette is regimented, the sparkling, never-to-be-forgotten, reflection of 'I' is often  too risky to give away. 

​For these reasons, I know that every time I serve my  soup from now onward and  Nessie  looks at me with his subtle face, I will remember... to look closely at what I am given and appreciate its detail; to be true to myself and others by making a gift of my authenticity;  that while Nessie is a monster, he  serves.

​In a nutshell, to be a little more observant, a little more real, and a little  less judging, surely earns the title Purple Hero. This winter - when so many tragedies are happening around the world -  may soup  warm stomachs as well as hearts. Bon appetite!


Thanks for coming

​Louise
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PLEASE NOTE: PURPLE HEROES - ACHIEVERS AMID ADVERSITY/THOSE WHO RIGHT THE WORLD


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