7 Day Fast: Day 4
Today, I felt a complete melting away of my anxiety. My physical symptoms remain, but for the first time in weeks, it feels okay. No matter what happens, this will all figure itself out. It’s amazing how anxiety is a direct inhibitor to faith.
Oddly enough, I haven’t been hungry. I’ve certainly been tempted by smells, but it hasn’t been overwhelming. My body is still purging, and other than the things I was feeling coming into this, I feel fantastic. I’ve been spending most of my time lying down with occasional naps, but I’ve also been surprisingly able to move and stick to my commitments in the world.
Love is synonymous with respect. You can’t love something you don’t respect. Well, you can, but there will always be conflict.
The body is infinitely searching for equilibrium. We don’t need to consume to heal. Stop getting in the way - let it do it’s thing.
We have grotesquely aggrandized sex in our culture. It’s all the same thing. No one is unique. True partnership, void of secrets, is the real unicorn.
Nothing goes as expected. That’s the fun of it. Our ideas aren’t as interesting as the universe’s.
I’m not sure if broken trust can ever be repaired. You can put a band-aid over it, but the sting of hurt and betrayal seeps through like the blood of an open wound. It comes down to a fundamental skepticism in how someone else views the world.
Do really hard, crazy, scary shit. Even if you break yourself, you’ll learn some extraordinary lessons in the process. Comfort breeds unknowing.
The era of authenticity is quickly approaching. Don’t avoid it for the sake of protecting your false self.
You can’t put a value on true friendship. It’s so easy to take for granted.
Remember, you are going to die. There’s no avoiding that. Don’t dwell on the past or the future you might have had. The one you have is right in front of you.
Your gut is your genius. Trust it over everything.