I sipped the glass of water as we spoke over the zoom meeting.
“Did you already eat lunch” she asked as she sat eating hers.
“No, I am fasting today” I said while taking another sip of water and not bothering to explain that this fast was something that was likely going to last days.
“I could not do that” she said back. “It makes my head hurt and I can’t think straight” as she shook her head at me.
“Yeah, there are brief moments of being uncomfortable and then your body adjusts. I like the lightness and clarity that I get from it” I said back and then swiftly changed the subject. I didn’t want to talk with her about the spiritual reasons that I was fasting. It wasn’t that I was hiding anything about my spirituality, not even a little, but I simply didn’t want to go there with her yet as it wasn’t the walk of life that we crossed paths on.
On my run that evening I got lost in thoughts of other cleanses. I have done cleansing in many ways; fasting, removal of specific foods or food groups, alcohol free, caffeine free, cold water immersions, are just a couple. I used to ask spirit why I was being asked to do these cleanses. I would resist the uncomfortable moments or sensations and pattern breaking. I no longer question it when I get the message that I need to do a cleanse. At this point, I welcome the clarity and the energetic shift that always comes with it. I like the vibrational change. I like the increase in metaphysical abilities that is always associated with a cleanse. I like the shift in the way energy flows through me. I like the way that I process my emotions differently. I like the change in my sleep. I like the change in the way that my mind processes information. I like the expansion of my soul. I like being challenged on why I think my body needs something. I like it. It is simple, I like it.
