Day 179 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - The Fast, The Feast...

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Lesson 179: The Fast, The Feast...

Whether you take on a fast or feast, it’s still a great use of your emotional body. We can indulge and celebrate or understanding the strength in fasting – whatever you choose, this allows us to feel more in our bodies. All that we do for our body has a purpose to serve us. Today we are to feast in our body and emotions.

I had a couple highlights on my Thursday. My two up manager was leaving the company and we had a going away lunch for her. I indulged in a pumpkin pizza that had halloumi and caramelised onion. It was amazing even though I ate too much and hurt my stomach. I don’t live with regret. I really love pumpkin pizza :D. Then at night I went to a gig for a music producer Illenium. One of the support acts was Dabin and he indulged me for a photo. I was really just feeling the music which amps up my happiness. I think I feasted well that day and really fed my emotions. I also don’t take for granted the experiences I get to enjoy, when others out there are suffering. I know that there is a focus on self before I can go help out others. it’s something I do think about every day and am working towards.

How did you feast for your emotions and body today?

Day 178 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - The Body is Not Meant Only For...

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Lesson 178: The Body is Not Meant Only For...

“The body is not meant only for fasting, deprivation, the dry and tasteless experience of a renunciate. This is only one path. The body is also meant for pure pleasure, reckless abandon, the full filling up, the feast. This is another path. Both paths are useful.”

— Sara Wiseman

Today we are to think about feasting and if that makes us feel whole. Whether you’re celebrating or doing it by yourself, notice your experience. Do you notice yourself fasting?

I didn’t really have a celebration but I did eat a nice vegetarian roti wrap for lunch. I think sometimes I just like the idea of someone else preparing me food as I don’t like to do it myself. I’m bad I know. I did however find more of a “feast” with company when I went to a witchcraft workshop with others. I think it was more about coming together with a common goal we wanted to set intention for the next 2 weeks. I found that it made me more whole than what food did for me. I think all I had for dinner was plain roti with curry – very simple but so satisfying. I like the warm, rich foods for winter and sometimes I just feel I need curry. I don’t think food makes me feel whole as much as experiences and connection does. I feel like that is what really feeds my body.

What feast makes you feel whole?