Almost a year into my Creative Leap, I dish on what I’ve learned – the good, the bad, the cringe-worthy. Tune in all through February for the daily gleanings from my life as a Creative Nomad.
As a former vegetarian (17 years!), eating a whole fish was about the last thing I wanted to do. But living in Portugal, you get a lot of fish, and it doesn’t come all neat and tidy in a fillet. It comes whole fish, head, tail and all.
It was humbling hacking away at sardines. João patiently showed me how to use the knife more than the fork to get in between the bones and extract the soft meat. I had to set my ego aside and learn how to be patient or go hungry.
But when I was served a whole fish the other night in a French restaurant, I didn’t even blink. I knew what to do and enjoyed the fish. Okay, I did avoid looking at its face too much.
From this I learned that I can change more easily than I thought. Expanding beyond my perceived limits and try new things expands my capacity. And I liked the fish!
How about you? What’s your whole fish? When have you surprised yourself with how easily you can shift?
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