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On August 15th I gave up sugar, booze, and gluten until November 30th, my 49th birthday. Details here. What I thought would be impossible, turned out to be pretty darn easy. Why? Because I created clear Conditions of Enoughness and because I declared my intention to you. Thank you for holding this space for me. I am indebted to you. For these months, I did not:
On August 15th 2011, I gave up sugar, booze and gluten.
I thought this was going to be one of the hardest things I ever did. Surprisingly, it has been pretty effortless. Here's why: 1: This is not a Diet This is self-love. Do: Make giving up sugar about turning the volume up on being alive, being present, being fiercely on your own side. For the record, I have gained weight since August. Oh well. 2: Commit As I say ...1 Being a Student and Teacher is Nirvana Teaching writing with Patti Digh and Susan Piver this weekend was so satisfying because what I learned from them upped my energy and passion which was then (hopefully) transmitted to our students. Learning while teaching is better than chocolate (and I did not have any of the brownies Susan's mom made - can I get a high five???) If you don't have or want other people to teach with, be ...
I had a scary moment yesterday during physical therapy that I am so grateful for (honestly). I hurt my neck in June (June 16th to be precise) and I've been trying all sorts of groovy things to get it soothed and happy again, and that includes PT. It was my second session with great young gal who has worked on our entire family. Two minutes into touching me lightly (we're talking scalp massage) I started to feel ...
This is based on a "dollop" one of the three short emails my Savor & Serve Cafe members receive each week. Our theme this month is Transition and Deep Spiritual Nourishment. Our guest for this month is Mark Silver and our guest last month was T. Thorn Coyle. You are creating a new story. So are millions of other people, perhaps hundreds of millions. It is a story of wholeness, a story of savoring and serving, it ...
3 Gentle Bits Learned from my 1st Week of Sugar Free, Booze Free (always Gluten Free) Living 1 Sugar is everywhere. There is no need to freak. Case in point: At lunch in Portland last week, I was eating fries with ketchup, and halfway through, I realized "Uh oh. Ketchup. Sugar." I quietly stopped eating ketchup. Notice I said quietly: no breast beating how-could-I-be-so-stupid internal monologue. A loving shrug. Ketchup duly noted. Giving up added sugar is really tough in our ...
I gave up sugar August 15th. And booze. Which sounds all naughty but actually means two glasses of wine on the weekend.I've been gluten free for most of the last 11 years. Here's why: it casts a veil between me and savoring & serving. Between me being fully me. Here's where sweetness comes in: I rush through life. I always have. I came out fast and I have never stopped. I love that about me because, well, it's ...
For as long as I can remember, I have worshipped sugar. Cookies, cake, chocolate - give it to me crunchy and sweet. Sugar for celebrating, sugar for mourning, sugar for comfort, sugar for loneliness. For almost as long as I have loved sugar, sugar has not loved me. Let me state it plain: sugar makes me sick. Sugar gets between me and life - between me and savoring, me and serving, me and feeling good. Over the years, I have ...
