The winds of change are blowing. I embarked on a 60-day juice feast last week and tomorrow marks my 8th day of consuming only juice (3 QTS of Sun In Bloom’s Sweet Lady Green & another QT of a creative blend). The shifts I’m experiencing are profound.
My fridge 😉
I’ve always lived an inspired and charmed life – voraciously following my heart and chasing my passions. And this approach to life has led to a storybook loaded with over-the-top exciting adventures, and many struggles.
Life is a duality.
“You have the option to focus on what you want or the absence of what you want. You can tell what choice you are making by the way you are feeling. And you can constantly change your choice.” – Ester Hicks
Jumping into this juice feast was not a quick, unplanned or irrational reaction to my struggles. It is something I’ve had the desire to do with integrity for a couple years. The calling just intensified when I lost my balance in the latest chapter – Girl takes leap of faith to follow dream and opens off-the-grid restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Sun In Bloom - 460 Bergen Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn
I’ve attempted to make the commitment to an extended juice feast several times this past year. Yet, each time I backed out with “very good” reason. Although I’ve consciously been making healthier choices for myself to achieve balance, I’ve felt trapped in a body that does not feel like mine, my energy levels continue to decline, and I’ve succumbed to feelings of depression. On my worst days, I felt dead.
So, why do some of us have to fall down (really, really hard)… possibly even face death before we decide to scrape ourselves from the floor to make a significant life change that will completely alter how we look, feel and interact with the world?
The story we tell ourselves is the basis of our lives. And, if I continued to focus on how much my body hurt, exhausted I am, or imbalanced my life is, I realize I will continue to be unsuccessful in living the life I desire to experience.
Unhappiness does not align with the essence of who I am. When I became aware that thoughts of self-doubt and fear are misaligned with my inner being, the idea of embarking on a 60-day juice feast became a very exciting fun opportunity, surrounded by light. With alignment there are endless possibilities! So, during these past 8 days, I wake up and consciously choose to face my day with courage and do the work I must do to live the extraordinary life I deserve to experience.
I share my experience with the hope that maybe one person will connect with my story and realize you are not alone. We all deserve to live healthy, happy, joyful lives.
Brunch at Sun In Bloom - Delicous Gluten Free Vegan Pancakes!
Hope to see you for brunch! I dreamed up a spiced cream of cauliflower soup that Byron made today. I tasted a teaspoon to offer feedback and I was overjoyed by how it took on the flavors of the stock I imagined it would. We are going to have a very creative Fall at Sun In Bloom! Also, stay tuned – I am hoping to reopen on Tuesdays this month.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Love, Aimee
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