Tag: health
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Fasting Day 19 of 40: Eternal Student
We are all students. No matter our skill level and profession, there is an aspect of our exploration that has not been discovered yet. It can be holding a tool differently, resonating a different part of the throat as we sing, or catching a turn more smoothly as we drive. Everything we do provides an…
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Fasting Day 18 of 40: Truth
As a child I found lying to be safer than the truth at times. I was raised in an Orthodox religion and fear of punishment frequently meant hiding what had happened, or straight out lying. If you get caught, you get in trouble. If you lie about it and hide, you’re in the clear, or…
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Fasting Day 17 of 40: Orderly Rebellion
When I was about 6 years old, my father told me I could have any change that fell from his dresser. Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, are a lot of money for a small child so I turned to ingenuity. I began to sweep the money off the dresser and onto the floor, then pick…
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Fasting Day 16 of 40: Creation
As a young boy I asked my mother about “the beginning.” It was a line of what came before that, and what came before that, until of course we inevitably came to the answer of God and infinity. Her advice at the time was “don’t think about it too much, it will make your head…
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Fasting Day 15 of 40: Receiving
So much has changed already that there are not many words I can use to convey what it is I am thinking and feeling anymore. I feel like a beacon and conveyor of thoughts. They ease into my awareness and move right through. Some are still memories and regrets, others wonderful ideas. Each one says…
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Fasting Day 14 of 40: Releasing
I am amazed by how many things I have. Aside from the wonders of friends, family, and music, and gifts. I have a lot of things. A few short months ago, it was me and a suitcase or two. Now there are spices, pots, pans, candles, and it goes on. What an abundance of things.…
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Fasting Day 11 of 40: Habits
This afternoon I was chopping up some olives for my kids’ snack. Don’t ask me how any child likes olives, but mine love them. I sliced and diced and juice got on my hands, and I caught myself in an old habit. Normally I would have licked the little bit of juice off of my…
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Fasting Day 10 of 40: Temptation
Whew! Made it to the first hump. A part of me didn’t think it was possible and now 40 seems like a much smaller number. This is comforting because today has probably been the most significant in terms of challenge. Anything is possible when the heart and spirit are aligned with the mind and will,…
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Fasting Day 9 of 40: Rebirth
It is a marvelous time of the year. Easter especially but spring in general. I was born on Easter and it has always called me to me in a particular way. In many ways it feels more like my birthday than my birthday does. I have always enjoyed the aspect, that for such a large…
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Fasting Day 7 of 40: Purging
In my dreams I ate croissants, muffins, and cookies. I was just shoving them in one after the other. I started feeling a little guilty for breaking my fast early, and then I realized it was a dream, and kept on eating, albeit a little more delicately. I awoke and still have that feeling of…
Ryan Orion 