Greetings! I will not be posting much more until I start hitting the farms again...I realize most of you are interested in my farm adventures and not my fasting tangents! ;-) Speaking of farms, I have some really cool farms lined up between here and September so I look forward to sharing those adventures with y'all.
In the meantime, I thought this was a really important message to relay...
With fasting comes rest - it is just part of the process - if you don't eat and don't rest, you are not fasting...sooo, I have joyfully taken to the resting aspect of fasting. In fact, so much so that I might even make it a yearly event - maybe for 5 days or less...just a time to recharge. Most of my rest includes, reading a chapter of a book, napping for 30-60 minutes, reading a chapter of a book, napping for 30 minutes..yes, life is good. ;-)
Okay, onto my point. Body Signals. Our bodies are constantly talking to us - they are giving us signals every minute of the day. No dis-ease comes out of no where - most take years and years to manifest...there were signals all along the way - Headaches, body aches, coughs, rough nails, dry skin, skin breakouts, lots of colds, tiredness, blurred vision, hearing loss, bloating, indigestion....these are not simply life annoyances - these are gifts - windows into our insides - they are our body saying, 'hey, pay attention, peeps'. These are all the start of dis-ease. And very important to hear/feel/observe...and not suppress.
When we suppress these 'body conversations' with aspirin, anti acids, cosmetic cover ups, massages, stimulants, etc...we are not removing the cause - it is like a baby trying to communicate with us through crying - when we don't take time to really assess what the crying is about and we just stick a pacifier in their mouth, it is very similar to ignoring the conversation our body is trying to have with us. There is a reason the baby is crying (yes, it is not just to drive us crazy!)...same for the signals our own body gives us everyday. It may be wanting rest, relief from stress, better nutrition, less/more food, lighter schedule, fresh air, more water, laughter...there are a number of things we could need! We are all unique.
I bring this up because one of the draws I have had to fast again relates to some of the 'symptoms' I have been having the last few years - between my skin, my digestion, my hair, and more - I just have not felt that I have been experiencing perfect health - and I know it is not hard to get there when I am able to break it down to the root causes...
When I got here, I started reading and watching videos only to realize how wise my body is and the major mistakes I had been making with my diet- avoiding nuts and some sidelined stress/emotions in my life. I always felt that nuts were too high in fat and protein to fit into what I 'thought' was the proper diet. However, upon taking the time to read and research here (specifically the research of a very well known Hygienic doctor, Dr. Vetrano, who is bright and sharp in her 80's today), I realized that every symptom my body was giving me pointed to the fact that I was really missing this part of my diet...in a big way. The cool thing is after a week of adding nuts and seeds back into my diet, I should see a significant difference and improvement in it all...for sure, part of me thinks, forget this fast, now I have the answers, lets go try and see if it works! But, I have come this far, I will go a bit further as I do have repair work to do internally and have already received some major benefits from fasting...
Some of the benefits I have experienced so far include my skin completely clearing up - I have no little bumps on my forehead and the rest of my face is pretty darn smooth...we are headed in the right direction. I also feel much more emotional poise - more relaxed and peaceful and loving - sometimes that is just about taking a break - but I have a feeling it relates to internal cleansing as well....removing toxic build up of negative emotions and self talk - it can stay in our fat cells for years.
I am certain from here on out I will take any signal my body gives me as a VERY important window into my insides...I encourage everyone to lay in bed tonight and just hear your body...hear what it is telling you - if you don't know what the signal means, seek the information - if you don't know what your headache is about, start looking for answers (don't take aspirin, feel the message - feel the pain - get the answers) - if you aren't s

ure about that bump on your arm, start looking for answers - before you know it, you will be living dis-ease free because you have taken the extra time to hear and remove causes...
Lots of love - from Harley and I!
Joy