Tag: spirituality
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Fasting Day 29 of 40: Peter Priesthood
In church as a child it was common to hear an unkind phrase used to describe a “holier than thou” brother, “Peter Priesthood.” This was the kind of person who did things not because they felt right, but because they were seen as right. It is quite common for many to seek to be seen…
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Day 26 of 40: Shamanism
Every culture on Earth has their version of the priest or healer. These wise men and women are ones who have undergone training in medicines, moralities, and traditions to understand themselves and gain deeper insight into the realms of spirit. Whether it is Yoga, Religion, Esoterisicm, or medicinal paths, they all teach the same things,…
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Fasting Day 24 of 40: Thinking is Creation
I’ve done the following thousands of times: I would be upset with someone and expect a confrontation of some kind and start playing out the argument in my head before it happened. More often then not, a disagreement would take place. I’ve spent days’ worth of my life fighting battles in my mind before they…
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Fasting Day 22 of 40: Boredom
Out at sea, the wind drifts away and all sailors lament. The doldrums have come. The dread for these sailors is that the life giving and moving wind has gone away, and there is no knowing when it picks back up again. It could be days or weeks. The whole time you have little to…
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Fasting Day 21 of 40: Energy and Movement
We wade through pools of abundance daily. Every breath we take, every step we make, we are swirling the photons of light from the sun, and exchanging charged electrons, ions, atoms, and protons constantly with our environment. The light we see, the sounds we hear, the things we touch, all energy in one form or…
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Fasting Day 20 of 40: Courage
There have been many times in my life where I stopped just short of the goal. Most of the work was done, but I couldn’t take those few final steps. A critical voice begging for more perfection or fear and doubt would creep in and I would stop and turn away. I’ve done this with…
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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 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 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 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…
Ryan Orion 