The Modern Sage

And today I'm going to share one of my favorite go-to breakfast recipes: a healthy, flourless, gluten free, blueberry mug muffin. :) This is a great recipe to have in your back pocket for a quick breakfast, snack, or even dessert. It's an especially great treat to enjoy if you are trying to loose weight or achieve steady energy levels throughout the day.  Ingredients Dry Ingredients: 3 tablespoons almond flour: Almond flour provides a low-carb alternative to traditional wheat flour and adds a delightful nutty flavor to the muffin. It's also gluten free.  1 tablespoon coconut flour: Coconut flour helps bind the ingredients together and gives the muffin a pleasant texture. It's high in fiber and low in carbs. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder: Baking powder is the leavening agent that makes your muffin rise and become light and fluffy. Just make sure that you are using aluminum-free baking powder. A pinch of salt: Salt enhances the overall flavor of the muffin, balancing the swe

Just today I was browsing through a different blog and one post in particular caught my eye and it reminded me of an experience I had a few years ago, back when I was still in college. I remember it was pretty cold out and I had gone for a long-ish walk like I normally did. And on my walk I was thinking about my circumstances, about school, about my social life, and wondering how to be happier?  And in a not completely unrelated thought, I realized that half of the reason why things were hard for me right then, was because I was making them harder than they actually had to be! I made an important decision on that walk. I decided that from that point on, I would not make things harder for myself than they actually had to be. Has that always been the case since then? Not always. I still tend to get up in my head sometimes, but now I have this little reminder too, reminding me to make sure that I'm not the source of my own problems. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who has as