Sunday, July 29, 2007

So much to do

It seems to most that I have abandoned my blog (or just neglected it).  That's not the case.  I go through periods of time when I am internalizing my world and haven't sorted it out enough to blog about it.  I could be like some of those lame blogs that list bunches of links in their posts, like that somehow makes up for them not giving us their thoughts and feelings on life.  But I'm not one of those types of bloggers.

So what's been keeping me from sorting out my thoughts?  Well, I've been very active on some of my yahoo groups.  (You have no idea how long it can take to read through some of those emails... ok, maybe some of you have an idea.)  Especially the UGJ group.  I've been working on pimping out my MySpace page and helping other friends get theirs set up.  I've been reading tons.  Mostly memoirs and books on different world religions.

I've been on a very unnerving spiritual journey lately.  I've been questioning everything I was brought up to believe.  Don't get me wrong, Jesus is still my foundation but everything else is questionable.  Part of this has been my drive to study other world religions.  Not to find a new religion but to further my spiritual growth and enlightenment.  I believe there is much to be learned in other religions.

So that seems to be why I haven't posted anything since the beginning of the month.  I'm still trying to sort out a bunch of stuff.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Going Vegetarian

So here I am, a few days after 12 days of fasting.  I'm working back into food again slowly.  Mostly toast, whole grain crackers and fruit along with with juice and veggie broth.  How you break a fast is just as important as the fasting itself.  It actually could be more important because you don't want to undo all of the good you've done.  And I'll say it again.... DON'T FAST UNTIL YOU'VE RESEARCHED IT!  Being that it releases stored toxins into your blood stream... you can overload your body if you don't know what you're doing.  Short fasts are better than long fasts for those just starting out.

So, to stay on the path to a healthy lifestyle and to lessen my stamp on the world, I want to go vegetarian.  So I'm looking for input on websites and books that will help with the transition.  I'm looking for easy-breezy healthy recipes because I don't do much cooking and don't really like to cook.  But I'd like variety because I don't want to eat the same things all of the time.