Tag: Spirit
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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 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 3 of 40
What a wonderful day to be alive. The sun is shining and the clouds offer intermittent shade. It is a wonderful day for a fast. I think with every undertaking of magnitude it is important to be present here and now, but also have questions you wish to answer as you explore. From one of…
Ryan Orion 