Time for a Change

As I was praying and fasting for Unity within the spiritual body of our church organization today, I came to the realization that it is exceptionally difficult to have spiritual unity when your body doesn't have physical unity. In order to achieve spiritual unity, a persons attitude needs to be steady, loving, and full of the traits listed in Galatians 5:22-23. We are commanded to love all people, and I cannot do that without making a change nutritionally.

I have spent the past 20 odd years abusing my body, from my younger (stupider) days with drugs and alcohol, to my late-teens and later on into my adult life by binge eating processed and refined foods. I haven't taken even marginally good care of myself, much to the detriment of my health, and unltimately to my spiritual well being.

The systems of my body are completely out of whack. I'm chronically dehydrated, and my mood is a rollercoaster. It gets better when I have sugary, fatty foods, and significantly worse when I do not. As such, in order to keep on top of things, I go through cycles that are unhealthy for me.

The realization came today as I was fasting, with the clarity that can only come from prayer, fasting, and introspection. I have got to do something about this, and ASAP. I have been reading for quite some time about body detoxification, but never had the motivation/will power/determination/Hutzpah to do anything about it. It makes sense to me, to reverse the 20 some years I've spent abusing my body, it's high time to make a change.

Just like the Old School Nintendo cartridges that would glitch up and freeze, my body is glitching up and its time to hit the reset button.

I have decided to undergo a 21 day Juice Fast/Feast in order to detoxify and cleanse my body. I will be taking in my food intake in the form of raw vegetable and fruit juices for a good portion of that 21 days (if not all 21 days), and then will be following up the fast with a 3/4 raw diet for the forseeable future. (I don't think I can do full on vegetarian... I like fish and good grass fed beef too much)

I'm preparing for days of extreme irritability, frustration, etc... but feel that some temporary pain and suffering is worth it for the benefits of the long haul.

So... if I say something slightly out of character for the next few weeks, attribute it to the lack of caffeine, refined sugars, wheat, etc... and most importantly, don't take in personally. It's the first step towards a much healthier me.

Day 1 begins tomorrow -- wish me luck, and I appreciate the support.