Day 2️⃣1️⃣

Heading into the long stretch tomorrow. This will mark the 3 week period of the Daniel Fast from 10:3. I promised myself I’d go one more week so this will be a little tough as I’ll be eliminating all sugars-no fruits. Only the veggies, however substantially lower portions. I’ll be exercising in between to further press those toxins out. 3rd week… I do feel different from when I did this 20yrs ago. Back then I was more relaxed, zero anxiety/stress, and always in a positive mood. Now that I’m 44, I don’t seem to be getting the same high or sensation as before. Kept thinking about this all day today. Was it something I missed? Did I over eat fruit or veggies? Is it due to the body changes as I’m getting older? Metabolism is not the same and have I hit a plateau? I still have little stressor or feel a bit of anxiety now and then. It occurs regularly when trying to figure out what I must do the next hour or errands to take care of. So a sense of not being present at the moment lingers. Perhaps I need to get back into reading for multiple hours in the day… That, I do remember doing two decades ago. Was listening to Dear Headspace podcast on my walk today. Decided to listen to something other than true crime podcast. One of the therapists caught my attention as he referenced Paulo Coelho (fav author) from his well known book-The Alchemist. It is regarding awareness and looking for signs that the universe sends your way. That if you’re not in a space of awareness and clarity, then the signs will simply pass right through you. The flip side of the coin, is the universe never stops sending you signs. They’re always there but our job is to build that awareness so we can recognize them.