Radical Self-Acceptance & Living With Arms Wide Open

America awoke this morning, and She asked herself, "Is this where I expected to be on my 232nd birthday?" I feel her pain -- I felt the same and I am 199 years younger than She. Oh, She knows She is still beautiful. She knows the future still lays sweetly at her feet. Just because the reality does not match the dream does not mean that the dream is dead. Happy Birthday, America, I love you and your dreams with all of my heart.

Wow. This journey has been a speeding train with a one-way ticket to enlightenment! The theme this week has been nourishment. At the recommendation of MerryTraveller, I picked up Simple Abundance by using one of my points on BookMooch (BookMooch is a book exchange with a point system -- the only money spent is on postage. For each book I have sent to another, I have received 1.3 books, so it is a both a great deal a… Continue

I am still focused on my challenge, which is no easy feat for me. I'm kind of a Renaissance Soul -- I have SO many interests, and am pretty much ADD to boot. So settling on a few goals is tough for me. I realize, however, by allowing myself to focus I actually accomplish something, as opposed to having hundreds of interests but not doing anything about any of them. Our "You must be something hard-focused like a doctor or a lawyer" society-mindedness berates me for this. I go to the library and I… Continue

I thought it was high time I blogged about my goings-on. Last I was here, I was discussing cutting my Master Cleanse short. I did almost 5 full days. On the fourth day, I decided that unless I began to feel better than I was -- I know some of that was the detox -- on the fifth day I would end the cleanse. It was quite powerful, the sense of peace that came from that decision, which told me it was the right one for my well-being. My body was nowhere near being "done" with the detox of the cleans… Continue

Today was a tough day, I'd say more psychologically than physically, but yes, it was tough. This week I had planned to so much work on my apartment, and on myself, but I've been so low energy I've done very little. That's disappointing to me. I'm thinking more about how I want to eat after the fast, and planning my post-fast grocery list. I am also considering ending the fast after tomorrow (five days), UNLESS tomorrow I feel a good deal better, which I just might! I am playing it by ear, and I… Continue