If Life Gives You Lemons... Forget the Lemonade! Cupcakes are SO Much Better! A Spoonful of Inspiration! 😍😘

heart-to-heart (69) in story • 7 years ago

Turn that frown upside down, Charlie Brown and pop a cupcake in that smile ;) Life's too short to be anything but excited to be here, passionate, happy and grateful!

This is the wonderful reminder I was blessed with this weekend and also, the reason I wasn't Steemin' it like usual for the last 4 days!

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"A vegan cupcake can mend any heart (at least as long as the chocolate's melting in your mouth!"- @heart-to-heart proverb ;) These gluten-free, vegan, pieces of paradise come from Thyme and Caramel, made by a young entrepreneur, Arielle whose story is nothing short of inspiring!

Some of you know that I lost my sweet angel, Oreo last week and that grief was like a knife through my still beating heart. Feeling isolated and alone, being emotional as I am... I put out a PSA that my wild secrets of "Confessions of a Vagabond" series as well as my momma's popular tale of getting denied border entry after flying half way across the world were going to be put on a pause while I pulled myself together! I was seriously on verge of letting the grief derail me.

But then... life dealt me a sweet hand that coincided perfectly to help me process and find inspiration to "keep on keepin' on!" (The lemonade part of the life giving me lemons) ;)

What do I love? What am I passionate about?

If you've been hanging around me, you know that I LOVE vegan food and I have been inspiring and supporting the vegan community for 6 weeks now with my contest, VeganWednesday (see details here!) Well, it turned out that Bali's Vegan Festival just happened to be this weekend and this gal had already committed months ago to being involved in it!

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Of course I knew it was this weekend as I have been running around town for the last couple of weeks putting posters up and promoting the festival that was so near and dear to my heart but it couldn't have come at a better time for me!

In honor of my darling babydoll, Oreo, I would spend my weekend in rooms full of animal activists, veggie eating,
love-filled, VEGANS, the symbol of who Oreo was (my poster child for my contest with her cuteness)! A whole crowd of people,
gathering around celebrating animals' lives!

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I feel like I have just been packaged and put into a time capsule of an extraordinary world for the last 72 hours and I am just beaming from ear to ear after all that I have learned, everyone I've met and everything I've eaten! (Raw, vegan 'sketty' anyone?"

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Being half way across the world, away from my friends and family back in Canada and the US, I was so immersed in this culture of everything I love that I forgot it was Thanksgiving! I ended up having dinner last night with an incredible group of movers and shakers in the vegan movement and I could not be more thankful for that company! Normally I feel sad and miss back home during these holidays but this year, I was surrounded by new friends who would inspire me to new levels with their passion, drive and love for the Earth! (Also these cool cats taught me how 'Insta' works so I have been getting that going again!) I think we just might have more Vegan Steemians joining us everyone! ;)

From workshops of vegan cooking to talks on how to support animals, to inspiration circles to documentaries of saving the Earth, to morning yoga, to vegan cupcakes... it was all there!
I got to meet some incredible people who really push this movement into the forefront (I'll talk more about that soon!)

MY GIFT TO YOU

I have done something that I think you're going to LOVE! I recorded all of the sessions I was able to attend (except the ones I was participating in, which unfortunately were the cooking workshops BUT I will share all of the material as I collect it from friends so you can watch it and experience the magic from home! I hope you're as excited as I am!

@heart-to-heart, Bali Vegan Festival's personal kitchen fairy-princess for the weekend... seen here with handsome Italian, vegan chef, Sal from Bali's own, Earth Cafe.

So I have a mission ahead of me! When I wasn't sprinkling magically pixie dust in the cooking classes, I talked to some incredibly influential people this weekend, I listened to some out-of-this-world motivational speeches, I partook in some awe-dropping, eureka-moment workshops and I watched some emotionally powerful documentaries. I couldn't sit there and be so selfish as to keep all the inspiration and motivation to myself so don't you worry, it's all coming your way!

Now that the life-changing weekend has come to a close, I am revved up with a renewed fire to continue doing what I am so passionate about- inspiring and spreading love surrounding not only our food but our health, and our lives, the lives of animals and the life of our Mother Earth! In all of the commotion of love, I made drum-roll please!... RAW, VEGAN, PEANUT BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, 3 LAYER, NICE-CREAM CAKE I'll be sharing that recipe with you this week too so stay tuned for that my
fellow choco-holics!

OK, well I am going to go work on catching you all up on both of my stories that I have left you hanging on for over a week now! Expect them to be coming out here tomorrow <3 Until then, sending love your way and thank you so much for the love you sent to me while I was grieving! Your support is amazing! I love my Steemian fam!

XO,
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momskitchen (61) · 7 years ago

Great post ! Loved your story even though im not a vegan , and im really looking forward to triple layer chocolate cake post , love my chocolate !! Keep up the great work @heart-to-heart ! Upped and resteemed to share with my foodie followers in my @momskitchen blog ! 😋✌💕👍

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edinso (38) · 7 years ago

very good I like it

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momskitchen (61) · 7 years ago

Thanks !

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edinso (38) · 7 years ago

ati

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

Hi @momskitchen =D That cake ended up being soooo good! <3 I hope I can get some more free time to share with you! Wish I could share a slice but there's none left ;)

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momskitchen (61) · 7 years ago

Haha thanks ! It must have been awesome ! 👍👍👍

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quinneaker (74) · 7 years ago

hahaha GREAT post!

I posted a couple days about lemonade but I can't argue with the cupcakes analogy ;-)>

Looks like your having fun as usual.

SteemOn!

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

Lemons must be on our brains @quinneaker ;) wonder what that means :)

I hope you're doing well as well, I haven't been on very much lately but need to catch up with you soon <3

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quinneaker (74) · 7 years ago

Yes I haven't seen much of you at all.

I thought about you and made it a point to come to your page and connect.

I have been uber busy hardly any time to check in on whats going on in Steemit recently.

Blessings~*~

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dayjee (64) · 7 years ago

Well life is to short to worry about irrelevant things Y.O.L.O Live life.

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

For sure! =D

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angela.ghkh (56) · 7 years ago

nice 😻

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modernpastor (66) · 7 years ago

First of all, I wanted to say that these cupcakes are definitely are huge calorie bomb :D but then I saw that they are vegan.
Anyway, i would like to know how much calories one these have :)I

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

Hmm interesting comment @modernpastor! I don't count calories, that's not my nutritional method :P but if you follow the link to her website, she may have her nutritional information available. I'm not sure. The cupcakes are made with coconut ingredients, flour, sugar and cream, so all vegan. My only complaint is that I didn't eat more of them! =D

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modernpastor (66) · 7 years ago

Thanks for your answer.
I will check the site to see if I find some information about it:)

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thekitchenfairy (71) · 7 years ago

Happy Thanksgiving Cece!

❤️

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

Thanks @thekitchenfairy! Hope you have an amazing weekend <3

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thekitchenfairy (71) · 7 years ago

I so did

Thanks @heart-to-heart

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jasonshick (65) · 7 years ago

It's always tough losing a loved one, sending positive vibes your way.

P.S. You've got a great smile, never stop using it

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

Absolutely, thank you for the positive vibes, I really appreciate that =D I always try to pull my smile through whatever is bothering me so I will promise to always so my best ;)
Thanks <3 #putonahappyface =D

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creativewoman (62) · 7 years ago

Hello my dear! These cupcakes looks so yummy! And beautiful, you decorated them us flowers, i like them so much, enjoy your time with your friends .
Happy day.

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

I didn't make these! I linked in the sweet girl who did :)

They certainly are delicious though <3 I'll try to recreate them ;)

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creativewoman (62) · 7 years ago

Ohhhh very nice! She make them perfectly, i thought that you prepared them. Enjoy with your friends and with these yummy cakes 🎂.
Have a great journey.

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kubbyelizabeth (66) · 7 years ago

So this post is AMAZING, so much joy, so much food, so much vegan!

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

Those things do sound oddly like me ;) <3

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mariannewest (71) · 7 years ago

glad you are feeling better. always love your recipes.

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

Thanks @mariannewest <3 I am feeling as much better as I can, always have to look on the bright side ;) Thank you <3 I hope to get this recipe out soon! It's delicious <3

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spectrumecons (69) · 7 years ago

Hi @heart-to-heart. I have been vegan since June 2016. I thought becoming vegan would be so difficult but it is actually far easier than I thought. A lot of it has to do with the fact veganism is growing so rapidly that the number of food options is far better compared to just a few years ago.

It is really cool that you went to and was involved in the Bali Vegan Festival. I live in Australia, there are a few vegan events happening here as well such as World Vegan Day Melbourne and I went to Sea Shepherd Stand Fast Festival last Saturday.

Keep spreading the word and those cupcakes look really nice :)

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

Hey @spectrumecons I definitely agree with you and congrats on your one year anniversary <3
You're on your way to another year already!

With it being more popular and more options, it's definitely a lot easier! Where I live (in Bali) it's a dream for Vegans! It's almost the norm here!

I just checked World Vegan Day out and unfortunately I am going to be in NZ or else I would have absolutely come to check it out! Let me know if you end up going! =D

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thethreehugs (61) · 7 years ago

You go girl!!

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princessmewmew (66) · 7 years ago

Omgosh I cannot wait for the recipe! Looks delicious!

I am so sorry about your baby! 😞 Thinking of you, okay!

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heart-to-heart (69) · 7 years ago

The recipe is seriously amazing! As soon as I get some extra time I will download the pics from my camera and post it for you <3
Thanks for the sweetness @princessmewmew <3

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