Guest guest Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 Valerie Mills Daly [valdaly] Friday, April 22, 2005 11:37 AM Re: [Raw Food] Succeeding on RF: Journey of the mind The conversation regarding fasting has been of great interest to me. I have been fasting regularly for some time now, including some of my SAD years, as a spiritual discipline. I have continued it while making dietary changes over the years, but this conversation has had me thinking and re-evaluating my purpose in doing this. Kay's use of the phrase " purity addict " really struck home for some reason, and that has triggered some serious thought on why I keep on with this particular practice. Even though, ostensibly, I am not fasting for weight loss reasons or health, there is still something of the mindset that something in me needs to be 'fixed,' and this is the way to do it. I am still not quite working at one with my body; I am enforcing a fast even when my body is hungry and asking for food; and on non-fast days, I find myself eating even when not hungry, because it seems necessary. I think perhaps, at least while I am still in early learning mode, I should practice listening more to what is going on inside of myself, rather than imposing practices; at least, until I have become more healthy. I am having trouble putting more of this into words, so I'll just go and think some more.... Peace, Valerie _____ Ah Valerie, once again I so appreciate the way you comprehend and express your own experience. It sounds as if you are really beginning to distinguish more and more subtleties in your own being, realizing, for example, that you may have multiple and conflicting motivations running at the same time. If you were to stop your fasting practice for awhile, you might truly value what will likely happen one day, when your system is ready to fast. You'll simply stop feeling very hungry, yet you'll continue to clearly experience and distinguish thirst as your body signals it. (Once you begin to fast, you may experience hunger at times during the first few days, but it will pass usually by drinking water and resting. Wouldn't that be a wonderful experience to have one day!! ?? Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (1780 characters) on 24 April 2005 at 00:01:25 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAADV4WpC9AYAANkDAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X0xoe apGpWo97+phkgDYjk3SeCI7Fzzx/l/q0FfhYAC3w== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 Thanks, Elchanan; yes, it seems the more I simplify externally, the more clarity I have concerning inner complexities! :-) Peace, Valerie " INFO @ Vibrant Life " <VLinfo wrote: Ah Valerie, once again I so appreciate the way you comprehend and express your own experience. It sounds as if you are really beginning to distinguish more and more subtleties in your own being, realizing, for example, that you may have multiple and conflicting motivations running at the same time. If you were to stop your fasting practice for awhile, you might truly value what will likely happen one day, when your system is ready to fast. You'll simply stop feeling very hungry, yet you'll continue to clearly experience and distinguish thirst as your body signals it. (Once you begin to fast, you may experience hunger at times during the first few days, but it will pass usually by drinking water and resting. Wouldn't that be a wonderful experience to have one day!! ?? Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (1780 characters) on 24 April 2005 at 00:01:25 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAADV4WpC9AYAANkDAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X0xoe apGpWo97+phkgDYjk3SeCI7Fzzx/l/q0FfhYAC3w== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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