DS162 Pancakes
30 Apr 2019 · 2 min

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Kim Gaskill shares a short reflection on making pancakes, using the timing of when to flip them as a metaphor for patience and knowing when to act in life.

Kim Gaskill shares a short reflection on making pancakes, using the timing of when to flip them as a metaphor for patience and knowing when to act in life.
It's a new day. I'm Kim Gaskill and this is the Daily Sparkle. I made pancakes this morning. Pancakes are one of those things that everybody has their own idea of when's the best time to flip them. Now we all have our preference on what recipe we use, how we cook them in a skillet, on a griddle, but everybody knows that key time that they like their pancake flipped. The bubbles start to form up, you see one or two, then you see three or four. Some people like to wait until the entire surface of the pancake has bubbles on it. Some people flip them just as soon as the bubbles start. But those are the types of things that we do in life, in everything. We have to find that perfect time to flip our pancake, because there is a perfect time, and it's different according to what batter we use, what altitude we're at. There's a lot of things when— in cooking in general that affect timing and procedures. But I'm cooking these pancakes and I'm thinking, you know, this is kind of how we could look at life, like flipping pancakes. Are you patient enough to wait until the bubbles are at the perfect time to flip that, or are you flipping too soon, or are you flipping too late and everything's burning? If you find that's going on in your life, maybe you need to reassess how you flip your pancakes. Now I know that seems silly, but think about it. When's the last time you made pancakes and paid attention to the bubbles? Catch you again tomorrow for another Daily Spark.