Welcome!
My name is Reggie and this is A Thought Full Sandwich, a newsletter about my fascination with life and living it thoughtfully.
Picture it: slapping sloppily together a slice of ham and a processed cheese single between two slices of white bread without an ounce of intention in it.
How on God’s good green Earth is a sandwich related to this vast thing we call life, you ask? Hear me out. While this fast paced sandwich making method has proven to be “effective” in the past for many to get by and more importantly get through, I would argue that this has turned our approach to life into just that: a thoughtless, rushed excuse for a sandwich. We settle for the quick-fix that will seemingly have the semblance of completion but lack the depth of fulfillment.
Now, a second picture: crafting together the same ingredients from the last picture, but this time treating each one with that missing ingredient: intention. Searing the ham to add that delicious maillard reaction and melting the cheese on top of it to meld those flavors together. Toasting the bread and dressing it with some shredded lettuce and sliced tomato tossed in a little oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper to cut through the richness and fattiness of the ham and cheese. Laying each upon the other care-fully to create a symphony of flavors like the layering of the flavor-full sounds of a jazz quartet. (Listen to this track by the Modern Jazz Quartet for a sample of this)
All this sandwich talk to say: I want to pursue life like the making of a good sandwich. Thoughtfully. And I would love for you to come along for the journey in this great pursuit. My hope is that in this newsletter you’ll find value, skills, inspiration, challenges, and purpose to craft yourself A Thought Full Sandwich. (See what I did there.Zinga.)
In this newsletter, I plan to write a smörgåsbord of chewable thoughts on topics ranging from:
God
Faith
Food
Lifestyle
Productivity
Lessons I’ve learned
& more!
I also plan on curating a weekly collection of articles, Bible verses, photos, videos, podcasts, music, quotes, recipes, and whatever other interesting discoveries I stumble upon during the week.
My goal for ATFS (too soon for acronyms?) is to publish twice a week on Mondays(Weekly Post) and Fridays(Weekly Curations).
P.S.- Intention was indeed applied for the making of pictured sandwich above. Scouts honor.
Thank you so much for reading! I hope to see you at the next one!]
-Reggie 🥪 @athoughtfullsandwich (instagram) | @thoughtfulsando (twitter)
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