It's been over a year and a half since I did my last cleansing. The last time I think I went about 12 days. I'm looking to go between 10 & 14 days this time...we shall see.
Tonight I'm ending day 5.
Three cups of rice a day and three cups of tea.
One cup of dry OrBR(short grain) and Kukicha tea.
I remember reading somewhere a ways back to use short grain rice but I'm not sure why. I'm wondering if its a seasonal thing but I wasn't clear about that. Should it be long grain in the summer? I'm guessing it doesn't matter all that much but I'd like to know.
One of the many reasons I decided to do this again was because I felt I was getting off track in my MB regiment and thought it to be a good way to revitalize my regiment/routine. I've actually been pretty good but found myself cheating with a few things and I could see that getting out of hand.
My cheating foods became a very delicous home made health bread and most everything in it was macro other than the yeast and maybe a lil' something else...but it was so good I think I was overdoing it. Also I discovered Paul Newman's Fri Diablo tomatoe Sauce...mannnnnnn is that good. I needed to stop...ugh. and lastly was coffee w/unsweetened soy milk.
Thing was...one thing led to another.
I'll tell you what I relate this to...the bad ol' daze when I was drinking.
I've got a pretty addictive personality and when i do something I do it really big which can be good and bad.
Thats where MB came in...or should I say, comes in. what better way to mirror yourself to get back on track to a more harmonious and balanced life.
I've done quite a bit of meditating in my life to calm my busy mind but my body needed some of the same so....macrobiotics it was/is.
I so relate the #7 cleansing to how it was to a degree in getting sober. The discipline involved is enormous...for me it is anyway. Delicious food is all around you all day long and I'm eating like I live in a prison camp...lol.
The cleansing I find to be incredable in so many ways and I wonder if people understand what it does for you besides cleanse your body.
There's so many lessons in it. the discipline for one. Doing something not "just" through discipline but through understanding why you've made this "choice". Its so applicable to all the things in your life.
You really can't tel your children to do something "because I told you so". You need to instill the understanding. It makes things so much more paletable and that makes even the most difficult things enjoyable in many ways.
And understanding that this bowl of rice is in fact no way a representation of a prison camp but more about the wonders of life!
Anyway...guess I've been rambling a bit so I'll say Namaste' for now
Namaste' and Be Well~~
Avi yama pain in the Dass : )~ aka andy
