Day 37 – I Love My Third Eye
Even crazier was the sudden appearance of my third eye. It manifested as a sensation in the center of my forehead, right above the space between my eyebrows.
Day 36 – To Drink or Not Drink Non-alcoholic Beer?
A sober friend of mine brought some O’Doul’s over many years ago to watch football. He enjoys drinking non-alcoholic beer and always has some on hand. I’ve tried it before. I thought it tasted fine, but never saw the point. Kinda like decaf coffee. I just never jived with the concept.
Day 35 – Intercepting Strong Emotional Reflexes
This explanation isn’t entirely untrue, but what I didn’t say was, “I’m struggling with a potential drinking problem and I’m using daily meditation practice and periodic abstinence in an effort to get it under control. Because, you see, I don’t want to stop drinking entirely, but I also don’t want to become an alcoholic. And if I don’t do something, that’s precisely where I’m heading.” Yeah, “I’m on a cleanse” sounds way better.
Day 34 – Drinking for Charity?
The challenge is that all kinds of drinks, gourmet appetizers, dinner, and desserts will confront me at every turn this evening.
Day 33 – Successful Sugar Reckoning
Essentially, the whole strategy of killing off your sugar loving bad bacteria (the ones that live in your gut) involves starving them out by NOT EATING certain foods. You know, foods they love and require: sugar, simple starches, alcohol, fruit (fructose)…