Glorious was born from an experiment—possibly the greatest experiment I'd
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A decade ago, I attended classes at the San Francisco Baking Institute, learning how to make sourdough. |
Oddly, bread had always been there. It was patiently waiting for me to stop thinking and believing that my gift had to be something that made sense - that it had to be something that I could monetize, list on a spreadsheet, and clearly use to support myself. It was in a place of surrender, of finally being open to the expression of my gift, without having to kill it with a whole bunch of logic, fear, and material reality, that it started to make sense.
For a few months, I tried to work my corporate job and bake bread in the off hours. But quickly, it became apparent that I had to make a change. I knew that I had to take the leap when the pain of not living in my desire full-time became too great. So I quit my job. With a shaky (at best) faith and a whole bunch of fears just barely in check, I took the leap into this great experiment - putting my trust in God that He would take care of me. I left behind what was familiar and stable and embarked out into the unknown. And ya know what, it’s made all the difference!! ;) |
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In the process, I came to learn how to use and trust my intuition. I experienced one after another of incredible opportunities and synchronicities that God kept lining up for me. I called upon my spirit friends for help and they showered me with support.
The business grew fast and just nine short months after setting out to bake bread, Glorious Artisan Bakery opened in the heart of Spokane near Browne’s Addition. Now we have the incredible privilege to serve and love people from our beautiful, inspiring space. To this day, if people ask me what I do, I say that I bake amazing rustic bread. I say this with humility and with no sense of vanity or pomp because I honestly don’t know what makes the bread look and taste so incredible - outside of the prayers and blessings I say over it. Technically speaking, I don’t do anything special with the bread. I mean I use a basic recipe, wild yeast like we’ve baked bread with for thousands of years, and standard practices. These prayers and blessings often take place when I’m feeding the wild yeast culture (named Glorious). I close my eyes, center myself in my heart, and imagine all of the people’s lives that she’ll touch. As I pray, I’m asking God to help create a reality where simplicity, connection, wholesomeness, laughter, love, giving, radiance, joy, peace, calm, beauty, inspiration, and desire fill our days. I see the bread touch people and call them back to a place of simplicity and wholesomeness. I see people as they put a bite into their mouth, close their eyes and revel in the taste - all the while the bread becomes part of their physical makeup and sparks health, inspiration, love, and joy inside of them. I see it drawing people together in connection. I see people setting aside technology and their busy lives to come back to the dinner table - feeling the instinctual pull of community and connection. I watch and a smile spreads across my face as it pulls lovers closer over an intimate dinner.” It is with these intentions and blessings that we put our bread…and ourselves…out into the world! Live well! ;) Leo |
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