40 days and 40 nights — Day 23

Aug 31, 2010 | Notes On The Journey

9:19am The hot weather has returned. I realize with gratitude that I began this journey after the last heatwave ended, making the cooking much more manageable. What’s happened in the interval is that eating only the kitcheree seems to have enabled me to tolerate...

40 days and 40 nights — Day 21

Aug 29, 2010 | Notes On The Journey

5:33pm Incredibly, I’m past the halfway mark. I continue to feel increasing energy, easing out of joint pain, strengthening of muscles. And I continue to enjoy each and very spoonful of kitcheree. It is wonderful to have the support of a wide circle of people...

40 days and 40 nights — Day 19

Aug 27, 2010 | Notes On The Journey

1:25pm It’s Friday again. I can hardly believe another week has ripped by. I’m hoping to get done with my work and declare it the weekend. This evening I’ve been invited to a potluck in honor of a friend’s birthday. So I’ll be bringing...

40 days and 40 nights — Day 17

Aug 25, 2010 | Notes On The Journey

2:07pm It’s been raining for 4 days. I try not to play favorites with the weather — there isn’t anything intrinsically good or bad about weather, only how it conveniences or inconveniences us humans — but these gray, rainy days get me down.* My beloved,...

40 days and 40 nights — Day 16

Aug 24, 2010 | Notes On The Journey

8:40am Day 16…. I’m still wowed by the prospects (to paraphrase my friend Suzu) of who I will be at the end of the 40 days.I’m actually sleeping better than I can ever remember. Along with the break I’m giving my body by only asking it to...

40 days and 40 nights — Day 14

Aug 22, 2010 | Notes On The Journey

9:32am The day got away from me yesterday and I missed a day of posting to the blog. I’m not sure I actually meant to be posting everyday, but that’s what ended up happening — until now.So I’m trying not let the fact that my body is smaller...