I did it, to the best of my ability.
I drank lemonade for 10 days, and detoxing with a triple leaf Chinese, detox tea.
I also munched an apple. Due to the onset of feminine problems (yes, the monthly kind) I have had to eat apples, and a little protein and iron so that I just didn't lose it all. It was unforeseen, and shouldn't have started, oh well, it is nature's way of purging.
The ten days have been insightful, intense, and eye opening. Balance, awareness, and mindfulness come into mind when I look back on what I have learned. I meditated on bringing more balance to my life. Also I learned, that hunger like all other problems can be overcome through determination and persistence one can reach their goal.
There are people there who are hungry not by choice, but due to famine, drought, poverty... Every time I had a hunger pang, I thought of them. I had the choice to go eat whenever I wanted, but had I been in their position, I would receive no option, but starvation. So I did not eat. I had headaches a few times, but they became increasingly less, as I DID have the juice. I had dizziness at times, but I focused on breathing to abate it. I was aware of the connection I had through hunger to other hungry people. Today I break that connection. At some points during the fast, the thought of just a crumb would satiate my hunger. I begged for even a crumb of bread, a drop of other liquids, but I held strong to my promise of fasting, and remembered there were those with out that choice. I was aware. I saw and felt, and suffered. I overcame, and worked on.
I had odd cravings, and thought about what it would feel like to put it into my body. Do I want to? I was mindful about whether I wanted that in my body, and questioned it's nourishing potential. I desired nourishing foods such as fresh fruit, vegetable, ethnic dishes made fresh. I made the decision to not ingest artificial, processed, hormone and preservative laden food any more. To focus on in-taking as much as I can natural spices, nuts, live foods such as vegetables, and if and when consuming meat, be conscious of how, where, and when (what they were fed, treated, lived, and always getting it fresh). Being aware and mindful of what I put in my body became so important to me. Also having balanced meals to keep everything within me balanced.
Living a balanced, mindful life is important, for there are so many things going on, and there is an ease in which I for one can slip into extremes - extremes of working, extremes of watching television, extremes of gym-ing , extremes of drinking alcohol, extremes of eating, the list goes on. Everything should be moderated. At times it may be difficult, however we can strive for the balance in every aspect of our lives, by being mindful, and aware.
Fasting/ Master cleanse is not for everyone. There are other ways one can learn to meditate better, live better, or whatever other goal you are trying to achieve. So follow your own path, and remember to do it right, and stick to it. Every one's body is different, (as well as thought processes, emotions etc.), so your experience maybe different. Everybody learns something different from an experience that maybe similar. Be open, accepting, and ready to experience new things (I mean it in all the good things one can do).
Breathe!
I drank lemonade for 10 days, and detoxing with a triple leaf Chinese, detox tea.
I also munched an apple. Due to the onset of feminine problems (yes, the monthly kind) I have had to eat apples, and a little protein and iron so that I just didn't lose it all. It was unforeseen, and shouldn't have started, oh well, it is nature's way of purging.
The ten days have been insightful, intense, and eye opening. Balance, awareness, and mindfulness come into mind when I look back on what I have learned. I meditated on bringing more balance to my life. Also I learned, that hunger like all other problems can be overcome through determination and persistence one can reach their goal.
There are people there who are hungry not by choice, but due to famine, drought, poverty... Every time I had a hunger pang, I thought of them. I had the choice to go eat whenever I wanted, but had I been in their position, I would receive no option, but starvation. So I did not eat. I had headaches a few times, but they became increasingly less, as I DID have the juice. I had dizziness at times, but I focused on breathing to abate it. I was aware of the connection I had through hunger to other hungry people. Today I break that connection. At some points during the fast, the thought of just a crumb would satiate my hunger. I begged for even a crumb of bread, a drop of other liquids, but I held strong to my promise of fasting, and remembered there were those with out that choice. I was aware. I saw and felt, and suffered. I overcame, and worked on.
I had odd cravings, and thought about what it would feel like to put it into my body. Do I want to? I was mindful about whether I wanted that in my body, and questioned it's nourishing potential. I desired nourishing foods such as fresh fruit, vegetable, ethnic dishes made fresh. I made the decision to not ingest artificial, processed, hormone and preservative laden food any more. To focus on in-taking as much as I can natural spices, nuts, live foods such as vegetables, and if and when consuming meat, be conscious of how, where, and when (what they were fed, treated, lived, and always getting it fresh). Being aware and mindful of what I put in my body became so important to me. Also having balanced meals to keep everything within me balanced.
Living a balanced, mindful life is important, for there are so many things going on, and there is an ease in which I for one can slip into extremes - extremes of working, extremes of watching television, extremes of gym-ing , extremes of drinking alcohol, extremes of eating, the list goes on. Everything should be moderated. At times it may be difficult, however we can strive for the balance in every aspect of our lives, by being mindful, and aware.
Fasting/ Master cleanse is not for everyone. There are other ways one can learn to meditate better, live better, or whatever other goal you are trying to achieve. So follow your own path, and remember to do it right, and stick to it. Every one's body is different, (as well as thought processes, emotions etc.), so your experience maybe different. Everybody learns something different from an experience that maybe similar. Be open, accepting, and ready to experience new things (I mean it in all the good things one can do).
Breathe!
