I believe…

• I believe that the most important ingredient for any chef is love. The yummiest foods are made by people who make it with love–love for the art of cooking, love for the people they are feeding, love for life, and love for food. I believe that getting the recipe down can only go so far if you don’t put love into what you make.
• I believe that everything happens for a reason. No matter how dismal the circumstance or how bad the situation, I do believe that there is a higher purpose that we don’t understand. I believe that every mistake has a lesson behind it and every misstep brings you closer to the right path.
• I believe that faith is intrinsic. The people who flaunt their religious beliefs are not necessarily the ones who have the most faith. I believe that no faith is more important than the other and no idea of a higher being is lower than another. I believe that faith comes from within and it has the power to conquer all.
• I believe that people are equal and no life is more important than another. I believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way and no definition of beauty is correct. Light isn’t more beautiful than dark; small isn’t more beautiful than big. These are just the definitions we come up with. True beauty is something we aren’t able to grasp because it’s just that beautiful.
• I believe that there is so much sadness in the world, and that if we were able to open our hearts and minds a little bit more, we would become part of the solution and not part of the problem. I truly believe that indifference is much more powerful than hate. It is in differences that keep the cycles going.
• I believe that love has the power to conquer all. I know people say that love doesn’t feed stomachs and it doesn’t pay the bills but I beg to differ.
• I believe we create our own soulmates. And I believe that when we find and recognize our soulmates, we are that much happier.
• I believe that life isn’t about what happens to you but how you respond. I believe that the attitude we have has the biggest impact on how people see us and how we ourselves.
• I believe in India Arie. I love her songs!
• I believe in justice, faith, love, respect, kindness, understanding and in the power of listening.
• I believe that everything works out, that no one is ever alone, and that God never gives anyone more than they can handle.
• I believe that kindness has become an underrated trait. It’s value should be put above everything else but more often than not, we base our judgements of people on so many other things rather than on how kind they are.