Fast---Day 4

Solitude. Reflection.  Quiet.  Inside and out.

So peaceful---and with my digestive system on vacation the peace is inside and out!

I was so blessed this morning to have some quiet time alone at the home of a dear friend who lives on the bay. A minute or two before I took this photo a huge pelican had plunged into the water just in front of me. Other than that awesome disturbance, the slight breeze and ever-so-gentle sounds of the water were the only background for my senses.  

I needed that time alone with God. It was the reboot I needed to start hump day. 

Fasting is denial of a strong psychological desire---notice I did not say physiological. I am not hungry in the traditional sense of the word, but I am desperately hungry for the experience of eating!  (Read HERE to see I felt similar feelings on day 4 of the 2012 fast:)) Fasting certainly makes me aware of how much I idolize the pleasure of eating. So I ask God to help me use my denial of food to help me deny my flesh in other ways. Yes, in this sense, fasting definitely has a spiritual component for me.

More antioxidants than red wine!!!

So yesterday I got a juice at a local cafe that juices fresh and organic. Today was the first day I juiced at home. The beautiful concoction made festive for my mom and me is pictured above. Ingredients are carrots, cucumber, kale, beets, green apple, Swiss chard, broccoli leaves, and ginger. Cheers!!!