As I was looking at these overripe bananas over the weekend, I started to think about how they reminded me of myself. No longer green, showing some of life's bruises and age spots, no longer possessing the firmness of youth, a bit on the soft and dimply side, but full of life and flavor and potential. And I thought - hey! what a great metaphor for life! When your life starts to make you feel like an unappreciated, overripe banana - make banana bread!
So here's how it's my metaphor for life: Everyone will at some time feel like an overripe banana. It's your choice to stay a banana, or to choose to become banana bread or a banana split or some other wonderful goody. Everyone has a slightly different recipe for banana bread - and everyone has a different recipe (or path) for life.
You may choose a healthier recipe, like adding some whole wheat flour or ground flax seeds. You may decide to add a dash of spice, like cinnamon. You may enjoy adding some nuts for texture and interest and added flavor. A few chocolate chips are one of my favorite things to add to my recipe!
Whatever your recipe for life, or banana bread or a banana split, be sure to enjoy the natural sweetness that comes from ripening. Some things only get better with time, and
you are one of those things!
And one last thing. It never hurts to serve up your delicious new life (or treat!) on a beautiful platter. You are worth it!
