Tag: life
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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 13 of 40: Assuming
Assumptions. They are the bread and butter of many of our interactions with other people. We give someone the once over and think we know a little something about them. From that initial encounter we then infer what they will do next or who they generally are. It’s a way for a us to quickly…
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Fasting Day 12 of 40: Reflecting and Wallowing
We’ve all done it. One second we’re driving the car, talking with a friend, or reading a book, and a part of our brain drifts away and into the past. Memories of childhood, an awkward moment in high school, or an oopsie from last week start to flood in. Before we know it, the drive…
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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…
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Fasting Day 6 of 40: Joy
As I move through my days I get flashes of intense emotions. The soma, the flesh is releasing a lot that has been hidden. I will be walking and all of a sudden be rapt in intense gratitude for someone taking me in when I was 19. I will be laying down to rest and…
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Fasting Day 5 of 40: Choices
Howdy, thank you for joining me on another day of adventure. Today is day 5. It feels like a blur. Each day comes and goes a little smoother and faster than the last. To highlight some of the rules, no food, no teas, no toothpaste, nothing exogenous enters my body except water and salt. I…
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Fasting Day 4 of 40
Hello all! thank you for tuning in. Today I feel called to speak on a little bit more of the fasting process and some of the things I am experiencing. The hunger pains are basically gone. There is no longer a strong desire to eat. It feels like a slow and steady burning that I…
Ryan Orion 