So you might be asking, “why in a blog focused on knowledge and experiences would I spend a whole paragraph on dessert?” My first answer is that the pursuit of a good dessert and the enjoyment of sweetness in all combinations of flavors do in fact seem a knowledge gaining experience for me. My second is that I actually think letting yourself enjoy dessert is a valuable lesson in life. A wise woman in one of my congregations had a rule that when we would go to lunch everyone had to have dessert. I think she was teaching us to always save room for the good stuff. There are plenty of things we have to do, but it’s those extra things, the sensations of indulgence and the sweet joy of the thing you do, not because you have to, but because you really want to, those are why we live. There is something to be said about a great meal and taking care that even in the things you have to do they are good, but we need room in our lives for the extra joys, whatever they may be. Dessert has a curative effect on me. When I am down or bored, a good dessert (both the metaphorical dessert and the real) can shock me back into seeking the positive joy of every moment. I wrote earlier about adventure and that is a dessert for me. A good book, exercise, games with friends and family (looking forward to the holidays) those are dessert for me; and I am a dessert person. Whatever it is for you, you need to leave room for dessert. I would probably go even further than that and say, you just need to leave room for it, you need to seek it out and enjoy every bite.