I briefly considered making this an Aretha Franklin Week, but frankly I’m not up to it right now, so … just happens that when I picked a song out of …

♫ Hold On, I’m Comin’ ♫

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You know, so many writers and authors on this platform give some excellent and encouraging advice that provides people with hope and inspiration. Amid the erosion of what we see swirling in humanity these days on a global scale, it is easy to sink into a state of discouragement or despair because there is so much out here trying to wear us out and beat us down. But I say, not today and tomorrow ain’t lookin’ too good either!

We are fortunate to have a community of people who can connect to the plight of what someone may be going through or have gone through. The doors of understanding, compassion, and empathy are open, by giving us a moment to exhale, console, and breathe. We simply have to walk through that door. Yet, I see evidence of people who we feel should be reading and taking advantage of some of this wise and sound advice but are missing the boat and who are probably not even standing on the pier to get on board.

Sometimes we wish we could get through to that audience who needs to read or listen to instructions of wisdom, to open their eyes, pay attention, and not fall for that trap of nonsense trying to look normal but contains a cesspool of insanity.  Where calm is absent, chaos is present. Where love is silent, hate is boisterous. Where wisdom is ignored, foolishness flourishes.

We don’t have all of the answers, and none of us are perfect. But we have the good sense to do what we should to prevent a lifetime of pain and regret by growing in the spirit of Mother Wisdom. Wisdom comes from hearing, heeding, giving, and doing. Wisdom comes from the heart, mind, and soul. Wisdom is agape love. Let’s mobilize wisdom and make her popular again.

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Israeli forces have barred rescue teams from reaching Palestinians trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings as Israel’s siege on the northern Gaza Strip continues into its 18th day. On Monday, Israeli drones equipped with loudspeakers hovered over shelters for displaced Palestinians in Beit Lahia, blaring messages ordering them to flee through military checkpoints. Witnesses say Israeli soldiers entered the shelters, separated men from their families at gunpoint and instructed women and children to move southward. The mass expulsion came amid continued unrelenting Israeli attacks, including a strike on Beit Lahia that killed 15 Palestinians, including children. Source: Israeli Troops Separate Men from Women and Children, March Displaced Palestinians at Gunpoint – Havana Times

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A bruschetta é uma opção clássica e deliciosa para servir como aperitivo em qualquer ocasião. E para tornar essa receita ainda mais especial, que tal adicionar o toque umami dos cogumelos? Esta versão combina três tipos de cogumelos – paris, shimeji e shiitake – resultando em um prato cheio de sabor e sofisticação. Além de ser fácil de preparar, é uma ótima escolha para quem busca um aperitivo simples e nutritivo. Confira a receita completa abaixo!

Ingredientes

• 6 fatias de pão italiano (filão), levemente torradas (180 g)
• 1 dente de alho (3 g)
• 3 colheres (sopa) de azeite de oliva (45 ml)
• 1 xícara de cogumelos paris, cortados em 4 partes (40 g)
• 1 xícara de cogumelos shimeji frescos, separados (70 g)
• 1 xícara de cogumelo shiitake seco, hidratado e picado (25 g)
• 2 pitadas de sal (0,8 g)
• 1 pitada de pimenta-do-reino (0,2 g)
• 1 colher (sopa) de salsa picada (5 g)

Dicas

1. Aroma de alho no pão: Esfregar levemente o dente de alho nas fatias de pão tostado é uma maneira simples de dar um toque sutil e aromático ao prato.
2. Hidratação do shiitake: Para hidratar o cogumelo shiitake seco, cubra-o com água quente e deixe por 25 minutos antes de escorrer.

Modo de Preparo

1. Prepare o pão: Disponha as fatias de pão italiano em uma travessa e esfregue levemente o dente de alho na superfície de cada uma. Reserve.
2. Refogue os cogumelos: Aqueça o azeite de oliva em uma panela média, em fogo alto. Adicione os cogumelos paris, shimeji e o shiitake já hidratado. Refogue por cerca de 5 minutos, até que os cogumelos fiquem macios e levemente dourados.
3. Tempere e finalize: Acrescente o sal e a pimenta-do-reino ao refogado, misturando delicadamente para que os sabores se incorporem.
4. Monte as bruschettas: Distribua o refogado de cogumelos sobre as fatias de pão torrado. Finalize com a salsa picada e sirva imediatamente.

Informações Nutricionais (por porção)

• Valor energético: 154 kcal
• Carboidratos: 15,9 g
• Proteínas: 3,3 g
• Gorduras totais: 8,6 g
• Colesterol: 0 mg
• Sódio: 208,5 mg
• Fibras: 1,4 g

Source: Receita de Bruschetta de Cogumelos: Fácil, Saborosa e Nutritiva : Linkezine