Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
debbie
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Date: March 10, 2007 01:20PM hello from sunny south o f france
just wishing you gals happy cruising all is well so far on my raw path!! Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 11, 2007 12:36AM HI Debbie!!
GLAD YOU ARE doing well! i had some orange juice fresh squeezed from someone's orange tree that was the BEST orange juice i ever had Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
kwan
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Date: March 11, 2007 12:40AM Love the Gandhi quote, Veronique. I'm on day 4 of a water fast, and I'm having similar experiences. Fasting is a wonderful gateway into the inner realms, and the great side effect is that it heals your body and makes you more grounded in the material world at the same time.
Thank you for keeping us posted on your progress. ;-) Sharrhan: [www.facebook.com] Re: 30 day green juice fast
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la_veronique
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Date: March 11, 2007 05:22AM end uv day 4
sharhann i'm glad u like the ghandi quote i do too such a stunning thing for him to have said i'm looking for spiritual guidance and other sorts of guidance i figure i needed a new pair of eyes and not the ones that are above my nose either ( hee hee) feeling that anything is possible also feeling that its all up to me which was always the truth but more so now than ever see u ! Re: 30 day green juice fast
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la_veronique
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Date: March 12, 2007 11:10AM day 5
saw the movie "Conversations With God" i thought to myself geeeeeeeezzz. doesn't EVERYone have conversations with God? seemed normal to me then again ... won't get into it felt a lot of clarity today bought more celery had some more parsley i miss certain people in my life that's what i felt today i really miss them soul connections with others are sacred soul connection to myself is sacred tis what my journey is the entire ocean stormy weather whatnot here i am the GREENPEACH has been bitten but it ain't been entirely consumed sailing on my joyful mateys i know you're out there somewhere hugs and smiles Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
dynamiteroyalty
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Date: March 12, 2007 04:42PM I'm here! I'm watching. Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 13, 2007 05:48AM day 6
finally got around to getting the dandelion greens excited about juicing it with the celery did something i've been putting off for couple of weeks and then did it felt good hey carrie! hows it going helmster!! Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 14, 2007 07:42AM day 7
too much garlic thought it would give it a kick well it kicked me, alright! but i'm feeling groovy oh yeah, too much lemon too not sure, maybe i was half asleep while i was squeezin the lemon and juicin the garlic i didn't want to make fun of that guy who wrote Conversations With God so i'm sorry if i did but anyhow it just seems like if i just take a dip into the river it just guides me along i have given you a light the light must be believed in with everything you have focus on it when everything else is dark the light will renew over and over again this is what i heard just now light is my only weapon i use it Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
debbie
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Date: March 14, 2007 02:28PM hello!
i'm still around lurking in the waters! but it's fine, i'm still 100 percent raw; higher veg lower fruit less nuts etc lots less ibs type symptoms so i'm very pleased, glad to see your still on board! cruise on! Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 15, 2007 06:38AM day 8
the sun is rising debbie is having fun with the bounty of the earth everything is well Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
sachelle
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Date: March 16, 2007 06:30AM glad to hear things are well for yoU!!! keep up the awesome work...congrats on day 8 for you!!
love sachelle xoxoxoxoxoxox Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 16, 2007 06:43AM day 9
i had a weird idea of juicing mushrooms as i passed the mushroom aisle then i thought better of it wonder why i thought that there was a shadow and it strode by me i watched it watched it with my own pair of eyes two eyes i looked straight at it whereas before i averted my gaze i stared at the shadow and my gaze was even the shadow finally stood still and stared back at me i then had an opportunity to shake its hands and in doing so just the feintest shimmer arose from this obscure being and i had just the slightest awareness that this small speck of effulsion was the beginning of something grand this is what i felt today and it is going to reveal itself even more i just wait and see it all unfolds perfectly Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 21, 2007 02:36PM Day 1 ( another joyful start )
I took a hiatus from fasting and I had fun went to a few event- parties too its funny i have this thing wired down where i always 'volunteer" to bring some food and it always ends up being a yummy salad sometimes i don't even ask the host i just bring it so i can have something to eat its a trick that always works and people were asking me if i made the dressing because they'd never had that type of dressing before there was another woman who had brought a salad it was spring mix but she had poured this white store bought dressing straight from a bottle over each plate i knew her intentions were good and i thought it was nice of her to bring a salad i mean, its nice when anyone brings something like fruit or salad to a party instead of just me another person brought a box of fruit and everything else was cooked which i am so used to seeing at parties so it didn't even phase me anyways, the people were nice i felt like maybe this is what heaven is like because everyone's spirit was filled with goodness i just felt happy at the party i saw some familiar faces when i left, i felt that i was lucky that there were these people that exist and they have a goal to better the world i mean, at first, i felt just slightly uneasy because even though i knew some of the people i didn't know most of them but then, i just moseyed over to talk to a guy that i did know and , as usual, he was his incredibly light filled self always trying to help others he was getting all the chairs arranged and folding the fold up tables up and just helping out with the microphones and sound systems i notice that he does this pretty consistently just kind of humbly being of service to others that just kind of blows me away i mean, every time i see that it blows me away he just kind of stays in the background but to me, he just glows really brightly and he seems really happy and i'm wondering if its because he is always helping out in small ( but to me) big ways i noticed another guy who was changing the paper towel thing in the WOMEN's restroom he was just volunteering to do it no one told him to do it he just thought it needed to be done, and he did it and he had a really great attitude about it too am i just IMAGINING? or is it that everywhere i go i see people doing good things for others maybe it is my imagination but i don't think so i think its an epidemic! maybe i should do something good for others i can't think right now what that would be exactly ( ha ha) but i'm sure i can come up with SOME thing i mean.. hmmm... well, that's a challenge what small skill do i have that i could offer? that i would be WILLING to offer? that's a tough one the willingness or maybe i'm just too hard on myself because i'm helpful by nature and i do help others but i always seem to be 'measuring" my actions and deciding whether or not i should do something the willingness has to be there and sometimes its not there i'm not ashamed about that its good to know where i stand instead of deluding myself i wonder sometimes, if those people that just volunteer to do things for others is just like me they really don't want to do it but they feel that , somehow, they have to get outside of themselves and overcome whatever resentments they may have had prior for being taken advantage of i mean, its a really delicate thing because if someone takes advantage of my kindness whose fault was that? mine and if i decide to do something for someone, be of service and then it is abused, who made the decision in the first place? me so, i guess, its just a matter of living and learning and realizing that everyone is faced with these decisions and maybe struggle with the same kinds of issues i usually don't listen to country radio but it just so happens that when i was driving there was nothing else to listen to and all the other stations wwere like white noise, static y and so this country music came along and i thought " oh heck, why not? the mandolin, or violin sounded pretty good so i did and this woman was singing a song about angel wings and how this mother was a "hero to her daughter" and the 20 plus years she spent forgoing her own dreams being a waitress, taxi driver, etc. so that her daughter could have 'angel wings" i didn't know what to think about that i had such mixed feelings it was just a song but it hit pretty deep and i cried a little too i mean, people do make tremendous sacrifices EVERY day and how does it feel to forgo one's own dream in order to make another person's dream come true is it truly possible to do that without resentment? i don't know there is this song "lose your dreams and lose your mind" so, i don't know.. but i see it happening, all the time and it makes me wonder why aren't these people getting Oscar Awards for what they do? because its a heck of a lot more difficult to constantly be swallowing ones pride in order to see someone else flourish service and sacrifice... it really is an epidemic there is so much goodness in the world the planet is filled with saints living breathing, flesh and blood saints just a parent sacrificing to get some food on the table especially single parents that 's gotta be tremendously tough especially if they had kids really young and had no support system and had to give up a lot of things but i live in this world this world that is filled with people who do what is right and good even if it hurts them i think everyone is spiritual that's all i see spirit in action everywhere i go people doing herculean things i drank some water this morning i already made my green juice yesterday though i like it fresh oh well can't waste it its going to be an incredibly dynamic day today full throttle every moment, every second is going to count i have a specific goal and i need to focus on it completely its a good time to start the fasting cuz it always helps me to focus when i need to get a lot done in addition to the material goal i think my other goal is to do away with complaining and be grateful that i am able to do this no more " i got too much stuff to do! when's it every going to end!" and change it more towards " Wow! i can't believe that i have this opportunity to take part in such a thing. This is exciting" i live in exciting times it is my goal to make myself strong within so that i am not so easily swayed by the five thousand external winds that have been famous for putting a person off kilter i wonder what it would be like to not be swayed by things like temptation, approval, fortune, failure, slander, happiness, sadness to just take note of it and continue on with one's mission instead of just bending back and forth in the wind never steady always in a storm i wonder what peace tastes like does it have a flavor? yes it does and it tastes good i've had just the tiniest smidgen of it anything is possible how could it not be? i've always known that even as a child Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
benetgirl
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Date: March 21, 2007 05:20PM curious, i just started green juice fasting w/ an apple in each juice and one cocounut juice 4-5 X a week. WHAT WAS YOUR STARING WEIGHT? AND WEIGHT DURING AND AFTER THE JUICE FAST?????? I'm doing it to get very healthy. I want to be 80 and stiil live an amazing life. I want that glow & shed the weight as well, but i don't know how long i'll last on green juice. I am used to 10 days of fruitjuice fasts mix w vegetable. I need to get rid of some weight quickly as well due to a fact i gained 20 lbs in a month and 1/2. Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
benetgirl
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Date: March 21, 2007 09:44PM how much weight have you lost???? Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 22, 2007 03:47AM benetgirl,
you ask this because it means a great deal to you obviously and i can respect that so if i give you a number you're going to try to find meaning in it for yourself and make comparisons this is only natural but i'm not going to entertain that and i will tell you why i've never had a weight problem before probably because i've always been very athletic and have a fast metabolism if i do lose weight during a fast i try to stabilize it afterwards my reasons for fasting is thus very different from yours though i can appreciate anyone's intention for fasting i have however had a lot of people project their own weight or health issues onto me so i've had years of experiencing other people's projected fantasies ( when i say "fantasy" i mean, that , subconsciously, people seem to think that my state of being really has anything to do with them) and i've , in the past, answered a lot of questions regarding health, fitness, weight etc. but the questions would always seem endless and none of the people that asked me questions ever seemed to be satisfied unless they themselves simply took the plunge and found out the answers for themselves i guess, it is because, in the end no matter what my state of health was it really had nothing to do with me it was all about them that's okay anyone has freedom to ask whatever question they want , no biggie but i've already stated in my first post that i won't be answering questions regarding my own fast and i would like to honor my own promise that i made to myself because this time is strictly for me which i've also stated in my first post i do this not only out of respect for myself but ultimately out of respect for other people as well because i feel that they are their own best gurus, boss, advisor etc. i can't HELP but to think this after years of experiencing what i have live and learn that is my motto i've learned that none of the Q and A really helped other people the best that people can do is just experiment for themselves there is already a monumental oceanic cauldron of information out there regarding raw foods/fasting etc. books written by medical doctors, naturopathic doctors, raw gurus, personal anecdotes etc etc and they are all seemingly contradictory and this will never change that much i can guarantee ( there is not much else that i can guarantee so i won't even try) the ultimate goal is for each person to find their own truth i hope you find yours Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 22, 2007 06:14AM dang beautiful videos
woweeeee! <[www.ultimatechase.com]; i'd like to say that i took these videos but i sure as heck didn't amaaazing! ended day with water and more green juice i feel inspired Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 23, 2007 03:32AM Day 2
This day went miraculously well actually, i didn't even think about the fasting at all because i was frantically trying to get something done and i did it though i think i could have done a better job no matter, did my best caught up on some sleep because had zero rest the night before trying to prepare i feel tremendous right now and i don't think it has anything to do with the fast ( well, maybe that too) but that i overcame something that i was afraid of doing and that meant a big deal to me it always does whoooo hoooooo! i'm drinking some water right now i think i'll make the green juice fresh for some reason i don't feel like drinking up the green juice i made from yesterday but i don't want to waste it either i'm thinking of trying to get that book that joel grey mentioned in his OT post about "The Power of One" about a guy who tries to overcome racism and his sense of difference think its supposed to take place in south africa oo i better check the post again so i don't get it wrong but it seems like it would be a good book been a while since i've wrapped my head around a 'really" good book don't know i just get the feeling that it would be a good book maybe even a "great" book won't know til i read the first chapter , perhaps hmmmm... i wonder if it is in the library i will have to check on that funny thing how when i fast other things become more interesting go figure hee hee today was one doozer of a powerful day for me i just woke up from a MUCH needed nap and i feel great life is surprising to me never know what curve balls it will through but i got my player's mitt and i feel like getting to second base instead of being waaaaay out in center field cuz i'm less afraid now of what things will happen more anticipating how to play and have fun life moves sooo fast a part of me likes it that way strange but true Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 23, 2007 02:21PM day 3
waking up early this morning that always feels great this day has a lot of promise that's it gonna throw out remnants of yesterday's juice and make it fresh maybe i'll water the grass with it i'll try and measure it out better next time wonder why i keep gravitating to water more often hey debbie, dynamiteroyalty... greenpeach captn' john if yer out there drop a line and say hello this peach has foot imprints from where u were say hello to the peach its still sailing sparkey says hello Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
Dulset
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Date: March 23, 2007 03:21PM >>maybe i should do something good for others
i can't think right now what that would be exactly ( ha ha) but i'm sure i can come up with SOME thing i mean.. hmmm... well, that's a challenge what small skill do i have that i could offer? << Thanks for being here! Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 23, 2007 05:48PM ha ha dulset
my small skill is that i know how to juggle TWO ( that's righttt!) TWOOOO!! oranges with TWO of my hands.. yep this day started out weird during the later morning but now its getting better sometimes, just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other then the engine starts purring and everything clicks together strange how that works hmmmmmmm.... Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 24, 2007 02:41PM day 24 ( start of)
this is going to be the best of all days wow got quite a line up if this isn't the day to light up all days i don't know what is i see a lot of good things happening today if i have the guts to go after them i'm gonna go for it Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
debbie
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Date: March 25, 2007 12:46PM hi!!
fair play to you for being still here!! i'm still lurking, a bit on and off but pretty much committed to 100% (with odd lapse, but don't give myself greif about it) i'm accepting that here it is so difficult when out with people to be vegetarian let alone raw vegan i make expceptions and eat cooked vegan occasionally but at home try my hardest to make raw the basis of my diet. so what do you feel you have gained so far from this fast? i would love to know (for futre reference!!) good luck with remaining days! Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 25, 2007 03:52PM OOOPS it should have said Day 4 on previous post but
now it is Day 1 ( again.. yep.. ha ha ha ha!!) I went to a party yesterday i had a REALLY great time but i ate some fruit i also ate some nuts cuz it was raw there was TONS of beer at the party but not too many people were drinking the funny thing is i know the guy whose birthday it was and he didn't drink a single drop and of course, neither did i ( can't stand that stuff... blech) i think his eyes popped out when he saw how many alcoholic beverages were brought as 'gifts' for him he just kind of looked at those bottles said "thanks" and just ignored them ( it was really funny i think they know that he doesn't drink but they were trying to get him drunk anyways and he didn't fall for it people are funny, how they treat each other hee hee anyhow... the people at the party were awesome people i laughed a lot and felt happy i'm really glad that i went because i had sort of not been wanting to go but i thought to myself "this is TOO important . you MUST go" and i am SOO glad that i did the music made me laugh i'm too embarrassed to even say what kind of music they played but anyhow oh yeah. another funny thing was that no one was watching the television but there was this GINORMOUS screen that was above the living room and it was on ALL the time but no one paid attention to it come to think of it no one paid much attention to the food either they just paid attention to each other as should be it was kind of low key like there was this familiarity and deep bond between everyone in the room i felt it and i felt kind of healed after i left the party like no one had to say much to each other just shoot the breeze and talk about nothing much, really and it was like it didn't matter what u said or what anyone did there cuz they all knew each other and everything was cool oh yeah debster debbsies your baaaaacccKKKKK yeah! i am really proud of you for how you are faring i think you are doing great i'm also happy that you went out and spent time with friends that is so important i'm the queen of my life and you're the queen of your life so we each get to call the shots in our own lives so why give yourself "grief"? we do the best we can and the happier we are the more healthier we become, anyhow its not just food its everything else that goes along with life that configures into our state of well being which is what this is all about anyhow as far as what i'm gaining from the fast ? ( on the days that i DID fast.. hee hee) well, i totally don't regret going to the party and eating some food but its good to be back on it again so far, on the days that i fasted and just the process itself whatever it is it gives me hope it is really a spiritual experience for me i mean, of course, i always feel better physically but mostly i do it when i need "direction" like MAJORLY you know? like when i have to make certain decisions as to where i want to go in life or when i need to have a new paradigm or when i need help emotionally fasting has a way of bringing to light the 'blind spots" in my soul like remember that post that Ghandi said about how fasting is like getting eyes for the soul? like that is how i feel like it is Esther is a character in the bible whom , faced with the dilemma that her husband was going to kill a lot of people decided to fast and in doing so, she gained confidence and poise to dissuade the king and she prevented a massacre from occurring okay, so i'm not in her position but it doesn't matter some people kill themselves slowly but surely with their own thoughts and well.. sometimes my thoughts are less than optimal and so to prevent my mind from TOTALLY being taken over by the delusions and illusions of this world ( which it is privy to, at times) that is when a fasting is in order and its really great because its a gift that i don't have to be rich or smart or privileged to give to myself its just there for the taking so, i started out this fast when all the brainwashing of this world kept encroaching my mind and it was seeping into my soul and , even though, i didn't believe a word of it my emotions were being affected so, i knew i was in trouble so that is why i embarked on this and even though, i've taken a few breaks along the way its been very positive overall and like i said it allows me to take a BREAK from what the world says and give me "new eyes" so to speak which is what i really want peace i just want peace is that too much to ask for( hee hee) oh yeah, and i want happiness a happiness that is a well spring from within that is not determined from all the trappings that are external to me that's also another goal its all very complex yeah, sure anyone can argue to the contrary but on the other hand its really very simple so there u go yes, i feel inarticulate right now but that's the best way i can explain things sometimes i can explain things other times i can't right now, i'm not explaining things very well but this is the best excuse i can come up with for fasting cuz its the truth Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
sachelle
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Date: March 25, 2007 05:52PM Hmm that is crazy about the party and the birthday guy lol...can't believe people WELL I CAN haha.....you are so determined no matter what if you eat some fruit or nuts or veggies you just pick right back up and do your thing that is soo great...you are doing so wonderful treating your body well so just keep on keeping on and you will find your end sometimes and enjoy the ride on the way there....
love sachelle xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 26, 2007 08:37AM thanks sachelle
yeah. that was pretty hilarious about what they were trying to do to the birthday boy he just looked at all those bottles that were in pretty fancy gift wraps there was this one bottle that has this beautiful gauze that was lavender coloring and all i could think was " that lavender gauze would make a REALLY pretty dress for me ha ha ha! and here they were using that beautiful fabric that was really nice and using it as ethyl alcohol wrapping go figure Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
sachelle
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Date: March 26, 2007 08:59AM haha yeah no kidding...i guess even though i am 22 i think there was a time when i thought alcohol was a great gift but to people whoi knew drank it...now i can't touch the stuff and would never think of purchasing it for someone else...justl ike i wouldn't buy then a visit to dr. jack kavorkean (however you spelled that)
haha well have a great day and keep up your awesome work love sachelle xoxoxoxoxoxox Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 26, 2007 09:18AM sachelle
not sure either but i thinnk it was kevorkian? what ever dr. death he did have a sense of justice, dignity and mercy though which is what i am impressed by wonder how he is doing? i wish him well people shouldn't have to have such undignified, violent ways of dying if they are suffering and i don't believe in keeping people alive by machines, and tubes, and wires and whatnot if their OWN belief system was NO that they want to pass into the other side in a more respectable graceful manner i think they should have a choice anyways aside from such dark matters which luckily i've never had to deal with i had a weird day today i felt soooo happpy and good this morning and then, i was with some people and everything was still good and then, somewhere during that time things just switched and i felt like out of touch and lost and disconnected so i left and it made me feel really like awful then i felt better again waaaaaaaay later like later during the evening my celery juice still tasted like celery i felt a lot of anger which is good i mean, its good that i just let myself feel that but it was pretty intense i don't worry about why or how or whatever i just know its emotions but maaaaan.. when i'm in it, i'm IN it! i had an issue with someone and i had to let it go and... so... just focus on myself more i have ZERO control over other people won't even try ridiculous to even try to change others forget it ( NOT my thaaaang. ya know?) anyhoo.... i feel better now tomorrow will be better too i loaded up on buying more veggies all these pretty greenz in my fridge made me feel good they are my friends when some of my friends get weird on me whatever like i said none of my business what they do its their life and mine is mine your doing really well sachelle i'm so proud of you Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/26/2007 09:19AM by la_veronique. Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 26, 2007 11:37AM day 2
i see only light everywhere now that is the way it is truth emblazoned inside of me nowhere else to go but towards that light now the light within within nothing else to do but walk through the light within within nothing else to happen but experience the light without without what will happen when the darkness is gone? there will just be more light what about the moon though? doesn't it need the night to shine more brightly? then i focus on a different thing a different star that will shine even brighter in the day time HAHHAHAHAHAH this is how i feel right now don't care about anything else that i have heard so far this is what i believe right now that light is everything mmmmmm yeah! Re: 30 day green juice fast
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: March 26, 2007 11:43AM the tale of the star that shines more brightly during the day
once upon a time there was a star and the star truly believed that it was only during the night that it shone more brightly all the other stars told it so so it believed believed the entire world told it so so it believed believed that the night that suffering was necessary until a crazy girl called veronique went up to the star and said " you shall shine more brightly in the sun the sun" you shall shine more brightly even more brighter during the day time when the sun is out and u will combine with the rays of the sun and there will be more light more brightness and the star said ' i believe" and the star is still shining more brightly cuz i told it so so it believed cuz i believe Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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