The 21 Day Spiritual Fast

Brionne Davis
Jan 13, 2015
5 min read

Dear Friends,

As I begin the year of 2015, the year that is the last of my 30's and the beginning of what some like to label as middle age, I am presented with room for reflection. An unfortunate set of circumstances has created the blessing of a clean slate. It is perhaps the first time in my life, that I can recall, that I have no plan. I currently consider the result of the situation presenting two options.

Allow the roadblock to depress me and diminish my faith in myself, this industry, my pursuit, people, etc. An option that would only create more ill effects and prevent me from a truer purpose. I can allow this disturbance to bind me resulting in the desire to curl into a ball and hide beneath the shelter of my blankets and Egyptian cotton sheets, to emerse myself in drunken stupers, or to wollow in anger.
I can see this situation as a blessing. I can sit in the silence that its absence has granted and hear the voice of God. I can be gracious to the knowledge in which I have succeeded in all that I have required of myself and have followed through with every expectation and beyond that others have requested of me. To fully understand that some things are outside of my control and now be freed of something that more than likely may have not been suited for my best interest. To sit in gratitude and adhere the lesson.

I choose the latter. To choose the former would be limiting, it would include unforgiveness and pettiness in regards to others and myself. It would stick me into the bondage of limitation. Thankfully I acknowledge that I am not unlike anyone else in that, if I choose to listen, I am limitless. Bondage is a choice and an effect of the ego. The laws of nature and the laws of thought are identical- and with this I move forward.

I have always craved knowledge especially when it references the human condition. I read as much as I can while navigating through any museum. I thrive on the history which accounts the pure evil of human ability and am equally enthralled by the majestic heroism of those who have been empowered to overcome that evil. Dates, names, and locations often escape my recollection but the conceptual and spiritual components prevail to inspire my own limitless-ness. The creation of the Eifel Tower

represents one of the many things man can achieve through visualization. To witness its power first hand is one of many blessings I have been granted. To also witness Mother Nature's expressions of God has been yet another blessing. To compare the two forces the undeniable truth that God is within us all. This time of reflection is set to further connect myself with my full power and over come the conditions and bondages that plague my own humanity. The desire I have in favor of my own elevation and the awareness of my participation in the human experience has somehow always superseded pettiness and other such things that are distractions from the enjoyment of complete

understanding. Not to say that I have not participated in such distractions but rather often find myself attempting to rise above when the awareness of my involvement in these things presents itself.

Please excuse what may seem to be a righteous contemplation. I share this in order to further understand myself and those with whom I share this life. In addition I feel strangely called to utilize this time in my life to better acquaint my purpose in it and how through continued visualization and Love I will over come self-inflicted bondage and arrive to the place of limitless-ness.

THE 21-day fast:

On January 14th, 2015 I will begin a strictly vegan diet and cleanse that will incorporate a strong spiritual component. There are a few reasons for this fast:

Health: To lose the holiday pounds and get back to my ideal weight. When I returned from COLOMBIA I weighed in at about 148 pounds. I feel the healthiest at about 150-155 and although I had once set a goal to weigh 165 it took a great deal of work to achieve. In order for me to maintain that weight of lean muscle a great deal of work and constant dieting is necessary. To weigh in at 150, which I believe is my natural weight, is simply a matter of healthy eating, exercise, and very limited alcohol consumption. I have also quit smoking. It's so strange how a

drug can consume you, limit you, bind you. All of these will increase my energy and elevate self-confidence.

Distraction: I have felt over the past couple of years a decrease in my ability to maintain focus. I attribute part of this to my ADD and creative personality- my interest in all things. I have also fallen to the perspectives of others and, at times, related my own competence to theirs or their perspective of what is attainable based on their limitations. I am very good at submerging myself into a project; however, my ability to focus on the day to day (mundane) has gradually diminished. In accordance to where I am now I believe an elevated since of direction is necessary. I must overcome the negative voices of self-doubt and limitations, which seem to have gained some control over my pursuit.
Spirituality: As I have stated I have no outlined plan. I wish to create a new approach to accomplishing my goals. I feel that with a deeper and stronger connection with God (universal truth) I will be able to hear and see more clearly. I want to open myself to all the possibilities of which, at this point, I may not be fully aware.
Accomplishment: In life, there is a great deal in which we cannot control. We have to let go of those things in which have no control and focus, instead, on those things in which are within our power to control. At this point exercise, healthy eating, meditation/prayer, the choice to be happy, are among the many things of which I am fortunate enough to control. This 21-day fast is a task. It is something that with determination I can achieve. As we all have within us the desire to accomplish, the desire to create, the desire to be driven by purpose. I take on this challenge because of my need to feel accomplishment. To let it be a representation of my ability to over come limitations. My limitations going in are: I love to drink, I am addicted to cigarettes, my body is not in its best form, my mind feels weak, and I love to eat.

Goal: To maintain a vegan diet and only eat plant based foods and drink only water for 21 days. To gain clarity and focus. To create in this time of reflection a plan, set some career goals with a new approach toward achieving them, and see how much deeper spiritually I can go.

I am grateful for so many things in my life. Too many to name here, but I will be sure to name them as I go. Thank you for reading. Please feel free to share your own spiritual journey's, goals, and accomplishments here. Please feel to ask questions and I am grateful to be on this journey with youl.