Well, I am glad I gave myself some flexibility in this fasting process, because unexpected circumstances tend to arise when you live in the back road forests of Costa Rica. The village where I live was short on the produce order last week, like really short. I had barely enough veggies and fruit to juice […]
Rainy Days are here again Days 11-16 Read More »
I am a fourth of the way through my cleanse and I am still rocking it out. The only water fasting day was challenging. If you don’t believe me, just ask my son. He just so happened to be hungry…all day long. And on more than one occasion I had to apologize for losing my
Still going strong Days 6-10 Read More »
A group of friends just left my house after an evening of visiting, laughing, listening to music, and connecting around the candlelight after the power went out in beautiful Costa Rica. I usually make snacks, treats, and yummy food for people to eat when they come for a visit. But I am fasting at this
Celebrations are still possibly Day 5 Read More »
What is your entry point? What offers you an invitation to go within and find yourself again? Is it meditation, singing, dancing, being with loved ones, working with your hands, creating an art piece, playing music, some or all of the above? For me, one of the ways that I get invited to go without
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Let’s just start with a confession. I licked the knife, not once but twice, after giving my son a piece of chocolate brownie with chocolate frosting on two separate occasions today. Oh, I tried to convince myself that it was a lot like my liquid diet I am committing to for the next 5 and
Day 1 of my 40 day fast is nearly over and it mainly consisted of working on the computer and saying goodbye. Helping dear friends prepare for their travels as the community I live in closes for the next 6 weeks. Settling into my new duties at work. Caring for my son fully as the
Midnight came swiftly as I put the final touches on a friend’s chocolate brownies w/ chocolate avocado frosting. I just finished making it for her birthday tomorrow. As I lick the chocolate frosting off the spatula, one final taste test to confirm it is sufficiently yummy, I am struck by the power of commitment. I
Tomorrow it starts Read More »