Ten things I’m grateful for, right now:

Actually completing a fast for the first time ever;

Gaining mental clarity, shedding over ten pounds, becoming more alkaline, and lowering my blood pressure in one pass;

Carrot juice;

Having great friends that will loan us a juicing machine;

Figuring out how to take said machine apart to make it easier to clean;

Remembering to do the Jars today;

Having received the original Star Wars Trilogy for Christmas to refer back to Master Yoda;

My new computer rig and 22″ flat panel;

Having a large umbrella;

Being able to eat solid food again tomorrow!

I’ve been on a cleanse for almost a week now. It’s now day 5, and the last day of a three-day juice-only fast. Thank God. I really want a frickin’ steak. Just kidding. (Not really).

Actually, the purpose of doing this cleanse was to regain mental clarity. As far as detoxes go, this seemed relatively mild compared to some of the others I’ve done. I thought I was going to be a LOT hungrier that I actually was. Heck, I even went into this by having a MASSIVE cheeseburger - the Quad from Choppers, a favorite burger dive of mine. (Don’t let the names fool you. For some reason the Benny actually has four quarter-pound patties, and the Quad has five. Life is good.)  I should take a picture of this thing, if I ever get it again - the only reason I got it this time was that I figured I’d better get my meat fix in before I did this fast.

I’m actually pretty impressed. I’ve never managed to complete a full fast before, so yay! And it really feels like I could keep on going, if I wanted to. It’s a great feeling. I’m looking forward to the finish line though. Tomorrow and Saturday I’ll be eating fruits and raw veggies before resuming cooked food next week.

I am pretty impressed with how clearer I feel mentally. I’ve noticed my focus and concentration improving, and feel more in the flow. I became very aware tonight while writing an email to a friend and suddenly noticed that I had just effortlessly put into words a concise statement about my purpose that I’d left open-ended for some time now.

I suppose the next step will be a colon cleanse.

Just a funny video I came across. Beaker rules.

Here is part 2 of the discussion.

So Monday Lena and I attended the A New Earth discussion group hosted by Positive Focus. Here’s video of our discussion, courtesy of Lilou Mace from the 100 Day Challenge.

So after moving langtiw.com to a new webhost I decided that it was time to go ahead and set up a full site and blog, so welcome to my new personal space. It will be a constant work in progress as I continue to play with the site and layout. In the meantime, I decided that it was important for me to have someplace where I could post and share my own insights and thoughts on a variety of different topics, and have someplace where I could link all my other projects together. Enjoy the ride.