Yesterday was the first time I ever had an enema, let alone one that was comprised of something that most of the world empties into their mouths, not into their rectums. I’m on day 29 of my fast, and while I’ve never used enemas, I knew that on this fast, I wanted to take my cleansing to a higher level. Even though I am regular, when it comes to bowel movements, I’ve known for a long time that cleaning my colon, through colon hydrotherapy or enemas, was what I intuitively wanted to do, because I know that stuff gets stuck in there, and because we live in a toxic world, there’s always some additional toxins in our bodies, besides old food particles.

Coffee’s been used for many years by alternative medicine practitioners as well as physicians such as Dr. Max Gerson, who helped to cure many diseases, including cancer. Why coffee? Coffee stimulates the liver and gallbladder to release toxins, into the intestines. The gallbladder helps digest fat and the liver has so many different functions…basically digestion and also detoxification. Drinking coffee won’t do that (sorry folks). It’s so important to take care of our livers. Remember, disease begins in the colon, and digestion is EVERYTHING.

The first time I emptied about half of the enema bag into myself, I was able to hold it in for 5 minutes, then had to unload it. The second time, I was able to hold it in for another 5 minutes, and as I emptied the other half of the bag in me, and laid there on the floor, all of a sudden, I started laughing uncontrollably…the thought came in my mind, “Do you realize how many people would think you’re just the strangest bird on earth, sticking coffee up your butt?” I couldn’t stop laughing…I laugh a lot inside too, whenever I talk raw foods or alternative medicine to a person who lives the typical American lifestyle. The blank looks on their faces are priceless. After I was done laughing, I then started crying. Not sobbing, just tears running down my face. The visuals make it look like I’ve really lost it, doesn’t it?

The reason, though, that I was crying all of a sudden, is that gratitude came into my heart…gratitude for the soothing brew that was moving into my intestine, helping to move my organs and do some housecleaning…gratitude that I didn’t let my nervousness about doing this, stop me…gratitude that I do not have any diseases, that I’m a healthy person who is bringing her health up a few notches by choice, not by a life or death situation…gratitude for my resolve to continue living the life that makes me happy, and not dictated by what most people deem as “normal” and “sane”.

The coffee that I bought was by a company called The Organic Coffee Company. They’re also a Fair Trade company, which I am happy to support. The blend I chose is called Java Love. So appropriate, indeed. I’ll continue the enemas today and if not every day for the rest of my fast, then every other day. My goal is to hold it in for 15 minutes. I felt awesome, after the enema yesterday…it really does give you a clean feeling, and I can see why people do enemas on a regular basis. If you’d like to learn more about coffee enemas, pick up my friend Lee Smith’s book, Coffee: Friend or Enema?

Signing off now and getting my enema on…like my friend Lee said in his book, “The best part of wakin’ up, is coffee in your butt.”

The other day I was at the farmer’s market with my friend Dara (who, by the way, has an amazing YouTube channel full of inspiring raw vegan recipes and lifestyle tips. I highly encourage you to subscribe. Here’s the link). We were at the stand run by the raw vegan restaurant Euphoria Loves Rawvolution. It was getting near closing time and they had a bunch of raw vegan breakfast burritos that I wish I could have helped them get rid of. Times like those are really the only times I feel like eating.

Speaking of burritos…if you read my other blog post titled Ahh..Stress, you’ll remember that I talked about one of my comfort foods, the burrito, that ends up being a discomfort to me, after I eat them, even if they are a healthier version of any that a typical SAD diet outlet sells. I know, beyond a doubt, that the main culprit is the tortilla, containing gluten.

I’ve known for a long time that my biggest weakness, when it comes to food, is bread. Some people can eat a pint or two or three of ice cream in one sitting. With sweets, I’m happy with just a spoon of ice cream (vegan, of course) or just one cookie. With bread, or gluten, more specifically, I can eat way too much of it, and STILL be hungry, which sets me off into eating more junk…specifically msg and other excitotoxin-laden potato chips. Boiled potatoes, I have no problem with. It’s those lovely added chemicals in those processed “foods” that throw me into the path of self-destruction.

Gluten is a protein found in so many grains, which in turn, is found in so many bread products. It took a while to put the pieces together.  I knew that oatmeal never satisfied me. Oatmeal, another gluten product, was supposed to be good for me…and yet, it just made me hungrier. I haven’t had that in about 3 years. But bread products have been a harder thing to give up…even though the truth’s been staring at me in the face for even longer than when I woke up to what oatmeal did to me.

Here’s a good article about what gluten does to many people and how it can lead up to major problems in your body. I, thankfully, have not had any diseases, but I have also, thankfully, woken up and admitted to myself that letting myself continue to consume something that instantly affects my body in a negative way, is just asking for trouble eventually.

Knowing how great I feel when I don’t eat it, and how even greater I feel eating more raw fruits and vegetables, and my desire to increase the amount of raw foods that I eat, made me finally decide to end this addiction of mine. And when I make a decision, I stick to it, no matter how hard it may be. How I do it, is something that may get modified here and there.

I HAD THE WHAT, NOW I NEEDED THE HOW

So, to conquer this hold that gluten (which, a friend, very appropriately, said should be spelled GLUE-TON) has on me, I decided that I needed to come up with a plan that was highly effective. Over the holidays, I was contemplating on what to do. Just not buying products with gluten wasn’t going to work. Been there, done that.

Fasting was the answer. I remembered that on my first long term fast (the Master Cleanse), the day after Thanksgiving 2009, I ended up conquering my addiction to cheese. Ten days proved to be long enough to succeed. But because bread was a much stronger drug to me, I needed to bump up the days of a fast. The number 40 came to me, so that’s what I went with. And as it’s turning out, it’s looking like that number is accurate. Around the time I hit day 20, my cravings for gluten have significantly faded, and I’m very happy about that. I do anticipate the cravings to keep on decreasing, and I’m confident that they will. I just keep reminding myself and remembering the countless times that this substance has made me stumble over and over again, in my quest for optimal health.

Even once I’m back to eating, I’m very aware of the fact that I will still be tempted from time to time to eat something with gluten. I liken it to any recovering addict’s challenge to stay away from their own individual drug of choice. It’s awesome that I have options to eat other types of breads without gluten but are still delicious. If I get to the point where I do cave in, which I hope to never do, but won’t beat myself up about it, then I know that fasting is always there to set me straight again. That’s another thing I love about fasting…it regulates everything in the body, to operate as it was meant to, while helping us to grow stronger mentally and emotionally. There’s so many win-win’s with this practice, and I’m so thankful for the day that I decided that I was going to make this a regular part of my life.

Who is strong? He that can conquer his own bad habits. –Ben Franklin

Fasting is the oldest, fastest, and most effective healing method known to man. –The Miracle of Fasting by Paul and Patricia Bragg

Fasting is the greatest remedy-the physician within!  -Paracelsus, 15^th century physician

The first day, I had a headache for most of the day. Nothing really strong, but it was there, nonetheless, and I never get headaches. The second day I was completely lethargic. It was really hard to work, when all I wanted to do was sleep.

In the following days, I’ve had symptoms like a weird red rash on my left side of my jaw. I rubbed coconut oil on it and it disappeared within a couple of days.  I’ve also had the typical white coating on my tongue, which is almost cleared up. I have a headache right now, although it’s very slight. There was a day that I sneezed a lot. I’ve also been cold…really cold…especially in my hands. Thankfully, though, it’s been the worst only during the day when I’m working. And from what I’ve learned, it’s a sign that my energy is being directed more towards my abdomen, where it’s needed much more, so if working on the belly is what I get for the price of cold hands, I’m all for it.

I don’t know if this is a symptom, per se, but my period came so easily, and with only some slight cramping. No PMS symptoms and certainly no bloating. Ah, if only they could all be like that! But I do know that the difference in PMS symptoms when I’m eating a lot of cooked foods vs. when I’m eating a high raw diet is like night and day. When I’m eating a high raw diet, my period is almost like it’s been on this fast…very similar, which is just another reason why I’m determined to be more consistent with eating a high raw diet once I’m done with this fast. I’m also determined to not go through what most women do when they go through “the change”. I believe, and I’ve heard many testimonials, that a mostly raw vegan diet will practically eliminate menopausal symptoms. Talk about an incentive!

One thing about fasting is that I hardly ever find it boring. I guess I love being challenged too much. Much more than physical, this is a mental challenge, and I’m someone who has always been fascinated by anything requiring mental toughness.

I’m curious about what lies ahead of me in the next 20 days. I’m not sure how much more housecleaning is up the road for me, other than a couple of coffee enemas that I intend to do next weekend. THAT’S going to be an interesting experience…stay tuned!

I went to the Agape Spiritual Center for the first time. Its founder and spiritual director is the Reverend Michael Beckwith, and if you’ve seen The Secret, you’ll remember that he was one of the commentators in it. I’m so glad I went, because the energy of the sanctuary and the members were both vibrating with Agape, which in Greek, means unconditional love, or love in the holy sense. This center has so many programs, too, for every group under the sun. They service the typical groups like singles, divorced, the financially burdened, etc, but they also include groups I’ve never seen a church assist, like gays and lesbians, people grieving over the pet who passed, and even photographers (this one caught my attention…I love taking photos and have been told I’m good at it.) Their CSA program, which is Community Supported Agriculture, is also something I want to take part in. It was a great experience, as searching for a place like this has not been an easy road for me. Usually, when a church service lasts 2 hours, I’m ready to go home at about 1 hour into it. I brought some water in case I felt weak or hungry, and I didn’t even need to touch it. Every portion of the service ended with “And so it is. Amen.” I’ll definitely come again.

ANOTHER CHOICE ENCOUNTER

I also met an elderly woman at a natural health food store. I went there just to check out what products were sold there, and to pick up some Kombucha. We just started talking and hit it off immediately. As we strolled the market, she told me stories about her life, and I laughed a lot. For a good half hour at least, we exchanged lots of pleasantries and shared lots of laughs. She was a very interesting person, and so full of life. She’s the type I look up to…who are completely aware that age is just a number, and who are young at heart, where it matters. The best retort to someone who’s whining nonstop is, “You’re so old!” Try it…see how fast they shut up or what nerve you’ve hit. Anyway, we made arrangements to meet again, and I was so happy to meet her. We hugged and told each other we loved each other. Agape abounded this day.

The couple I attended Agape with, and the elderly woman I met later, all accepted my fast without judgment and without any type of disbelief or puzzlement, which was very refreshing to me. I kept waiting for, “What?!!! Why would you do that?” or “Are you sure that’s safe?” or anything along those lines, along with dropped jaws. Although I like educating people, it was like having a day off. And the people who insinuate that I’m nuts, well I can’t help them. I felt so much lightness in my spirit…the fact that I didn’t have to explain or educate, that it was just accepted without any comments indicating that I was weird or asking for “trouble”.

On my drive home, filled with love and joy about my experiences today, I thought of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as it is his birthday. How appropriate, that this day of all days, should be his day of birth…a man who exemplified Agape for all people…who walked a road less traveled that threatened his existence at any given moment, but who put others’ well being ahead of his own…a true Christian man, whether he called himself one or not.

How blessed I feel to have been uplifted today, my 15^th day of my fast, like I was, when there’s times I’m challenged to quit, even when my body doesn’t want to. Agape acted as a huge shot of adrenaline in my arm, to keep going.

Instead of putting all of your energy into trying to control others, put all of your energy into controlling yourself.

Instead of talking about the faults of others, listen to what your spirit is saying about your own faults. There’s a BIG difference between hearing and listening.

Instead of feeding your body cheap junk, feed your body temple…a HOLY temple…quality, nutritionally dense foods. There’s a HUGE difference between PRICE and COST.

Instead of feeding your mind with negative, blasphemous, toxic thoughts, feed your mind with positive, loving, constructive thoughts.

Instead of speaking negative, abusive, hurtful words, change the tone and the words…find a different way to say what’s upsetting you.

Instead of tearing down any good feelings you have about yourself, build and reinforce them.

Instead of spending time on destruction, invest your time in creation.

Instead of blowing up over anything, develop a habit of stopping yourself before you blow up and ask “is it really worth it?”

Instead of wishing, start doing.

Instead of wearing a mask, in the words of the immortal Dr. Seuss, “Be Who You Are.”

Instead of settling for less, refuse any and all that’s unworthy of your presence.

Instead of making excuses, be honest with yourself and decide to change. There’s a BIG difference between wanting for something and deciding on something.

Well, that’s all I have for tonight. I’m sure there’s something in here for everyone, as well as there’s some here for me.

Peace be with you. Until next time!

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We all know those voices inside…the “devil” and the “angel”….the ones that frequently duel each other for your attention, with the goal of winning you over to what they want you to do.

Devil: You can drive over to the market and pick up those vegetarian canned refried beans, the lime and cilantro tortillas and the store-made guacamole and salsa. One stop and Boom, you got a burrito. Remember how those taste?

Angel: You’re on a fast. You’re on the 9^th day. Don’t blow it.

Devil: One day isn’t going to harm you. Just get back on the fast tomorrow, no problem.

Angel: This 40 day fast was set by you, based upon your intuition, and your intuition always guides you successfully, for your own well being. You’re feeling weak right now, but you can get through this without caving in.

On and on it went, for several hours.

The mind is a powerful thing. I tasted the burrito in my mind and remembered how “comforting” it is to me. Comfort is something we all seek. Then I would remember how it made me feel…even if it was a much healthier version. It made me feel lethargic (I am convinced a big reason is because of the gluten in the tortilla), and lead me to eat more gluten rich foods. Could I REALLY get back on the fast?

I will never forget the day I took my youngest niece to her Kajukenbo class. One of the kids there kept goofing off…disrupting the class. The teacher finally confronted him, and of course the kid denied what he was doing. The teacher said, “Be honest with yourself, and then you can be honest with others.” That response from him has stayed with me for 10 years. I will always be grateful for that, Sifu Frank.

The angel ended up winning, that afternoon, as did I.

EMOTIONAL EATING

We are ALL emotional eaters, on some level. Most of us equate food with love, and it is, to some degree. We also equate food as a type of drug, a numbing tool, when things get rough and stress is at an all time high. Some of us are completely aware of it, and many of us are not. Consciousness is badly needed, in so many areas, and we’re all at different levels with that.

One thing that helped me not get in the car is remembering how good I feel…how alive and energetic I am, and it’s really a priceless feeling.

I was happy with myself, at the end of the day,  that I stuck to my fast. I know this journey isn’t going to be easy, and it was a good wake up call, that there’s going to be tests like these, a challenge of the will, and for me, it’s one of the hardest things to overcome. Fasting forces you to deal with life’s crappy times, without using food as a crutch. That’s one of its many benefits, and since one of my goals is to become stronger and stronger in my abilities to deal with bad times, I know I have to keep this as part of my lifestyle, which I’m very happy to do.

Now…on to my juice for this morning…

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Today I drank a lot of juice, and by a lot I mean about 1.5 quarts. That might not be a lot to someone else, but it is when compared to the amounts I’ve had. I think it might be because I walked more today that I have on any day so far. I got a lot of sunshine too, and Vitamin D helps increase your energy, on top of everything else that wonder vitamin is good for.

SUPPORT MATTERS!

Overall, I’ve gotten so much support from friends and family, that I cannot even say how much that helps. In the book, The Miracle of Fasting by Paul and Patricia Bragg, they advise against telling others that you’re fasting, because of all of the negativity that they might give out. I tend to disagree with that…or rather, I think it really depends on your circumstances.

If you are a person who is very mindful and proactive in whom you allow into your life, and those people are positive and supportive, for the most part, then I say go ahead and tell them. It would help them to know that you’re doing this, not only so that they can offer support but also that they’re aware of it, and they don’t invite you out to eat (or maybe they’ll invite you to a place that offers fresh, living juice!). I can handle negative feedback, but I’ve got to say that it’s important to have support and not go at this alone, even if you’re the only one doing the fasting. It matters, and increases your chance of carrying it through successfully. On further note, it’s good to do this, for any of your endeavors. There’s more strength in numbers, even if it’s strength you get only in spirit, from those who aren’t walking your path.

CRITICISM IS HARD TO TAKE, AND HOW YOU TAKE IT MATTERS!

The other day, I received some very negative feedback from a reader, who, by the way, was a complete stranger, about my fast.

Here’s what he said:

Hello Ms Rubio…
I cannot tell you how dangerous it is for you to engage in such long term fasting… Please …Please stop….See a doctor to find out if you have already damaged your health… See a licensed psychiatrist to explore what inner thoughts make you want to do this..we have lost family members due to fasting…this is very serious… please stop fasting…follow above suggestions.

Best wishes……..

My first thought? Wow, THIS dude is the one who needs a psychiatrist….STAT!

After I let that settle away, my next thought was, okay, be calm and respectful in your response, even if he’s being extremely ignorant and obnoxious. I had to tell myself that he’s only one of many people who are clueless and uneducated about fasting, yet feel the need to offer their “suggestions”. Somewhere in my blog, he imagined that he saw “Please help me with your advice…I’ll take anyone’s unsolicited two cents.”

I responded with:

I’m sorry you’ve lost family members but I’m very doubtful it was due to fasting. fasting is a practice that’s been done for ages, by many people, and it is quite safe for healthy people…in fact, it improves health, and I have a lot of experience in it. my long term fast is something my intuition is telling me to do, and my intuition has never failed me. if my body one day tells me to stop before the 40 days, I will do so, rest assured. I appreciate your concern, but it’s misdirected.

He responded with relief  that I was listening to my common sense and intuition, and that if something bad happened,  he wouldn’t have forgiven himself.

(Nice to know he feels responsible for my well being…UH HUH)

I responded by saying that this why I encourage people to become educated. I left it at that, and hoped he read between the lines. He’s clearly uneducated and blames his family members’ deaths on fasting, when either A. they didn’t fast correctly or B. they died from the effects of malnutrition, which runs rampant in this country.

I was glad I carried out my intention of presenting myself in a respectful way and I was also grateful for this feedback, because it gave me the opportunity to practice this. I can say without a doubt that fasting helps me stay calm and level headed. I’ll blog more about that later. It was also a reminder to myself that when documenting this fast, and the other topics I plan to blog about, I have to expect more and more criticism. Criticism doesn’t scare me…what I am concerned about, however, is how I react to it. I want to be a good representative for all those who step outside of the mainstream and live their lives according to their God given intuition and intelligence. We are a misunderstood bunch.

Ending this day on a stomach empty of food, but stuffed with gratitude.

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An email conversation from my sister, asking what I drink besides juice, on my fast, inspired me to write up this post.

I started this fast thinking that I was going to drink mostly green juices, but as things are progressing, I’m finding that it’s more like 50/50, meaning, I drink juices half the time, and the other half is water-based drinks. No particular reason why…it’s just what my body’s ordering me to do right now. Some days I don’t even drink that much juice. Yesterday it was mostly water-based drinks, and I was fine with that.

So as far as what those water drinks are, a big portion of them are teas. I’m becoming a tea connoisseur, without planning on it. I just make sure that they are caffeine free and organic. Why caffeine free? I’m not usually super cautious about caffeine in teas (I’m not a coffee or soda drinker) but during this time of fasting, this is the way I should go, because caffeine tends to cause fatigue, anxiety, irritability and a depressed mood. In order for me to fast for 40 days successfully, I don’t need those kinds of potential symptoms to arise. I tend to prefer spicy teas like chai, but I also like caffeine free green teas. I’m also drinking hibiscus tea. Here’s some cool information on its benefits.

WHAT ELSE?

Other drinks I’m consuming include apple cider vinegar mixed in water. I used to need a little stevia in it, but during this fast, I’ve been drinking it without it. Apple cider vinegar? What? Yes, ACV is an incredibly helpful tool when I’m fasting. It’s very cleansing and has a ton of benefits. But I only go with Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar. It’s raw and it’s organic. I find that it helps with any signs of hunger too.

I like to increase my intake of Chlorophyll when I can, so I’m including Liquid Chlorophyll in water, and to mask the flavor a bit, I use flavored liquid stevias. Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plants…the sign of photosynthesis. I like to call it Plant Blood. It’s what we get when vegetables and green juices are consumed. You can read up on it here. The key word, in case you didn’t catch it, is Green. My favorite color 

Lastly, I’ll mention that plain water is another thing I drink, but only when I feel the need. I like to drink water that has something else in it, to give me more bang for my buck. Filtered water, that is. If I was close to a spring, I would be drinking that, instead of filtered water. That’s living water…and that’s another subject 

I hope this has helped anyone who’s thinking of starting a fast, or needs ideas to continue their fast, in case they’re becoming bored or feeling a bit ‘stuck’.

Day six is ending for me, and it’s going great.

Happy Fasting!

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I’m on day four of a forty day fast, and this will be a record for me. The longest I’ve fasted is 30 days, but it included raw vegan soups which were pureed…and technically, in many people’s minds, it wouldn’t be considered a true fast. I happen to disagree. The dictionary defines fasting as: 1. to abstain from all food. and 2. to eat only sparingly or of certain kinds of food, especially as a religious observance.

There are different levels of fasting…some that are much more intense than others and tend to have different results. The more “gentle” levels, which would be more along the lines of definition #2 above, would be called by some a “cleanse”.

The benefits of fasting are huge..too many to list in this post. In a very basic explanation, by not eating food, or limiting it, your body and digestive system are given a break in the energy it takes to process the food you eat, so that other parts of your body can heal and repair. Juice and water fasts are most effective for these goals.

IT’S AN INSTINCTUAL THING

Animals fast when they’re sick, because they know instinctually that resting and fasting will bring on healing. Unfortunately, the human animal isn’t so keen on it, at least most of us aren’t. I will expand on that in another blog. Here’s a great site to read more on the benefits of fasting, and I can’t recommend the book, The Miracle of Fasting by Paul and Patricia Bragg, enough.

I started fasting a little over two years ago as a regular practice. It’s been one of the smartest lifestyle adoptions I’ve ever made.

I did a water fast every Sunday during a season of Lent, 15 years ago. It was hell on earth, and why I did it, I wouldn’t be able to tell you. At that time, I was uneducated about the benefits of fasting. Little did I know then that a one day fast once a week is actually a very good thing to do. I also had a mindset of struggle, which didn’t help things at all. Mindset is another topic I’ll expand on, in another post.

MAKING THE CHANGE

My first long term fast was what is called a Master Cleanse. It lasts ten days and consists of salt water in the morning (the nastiest stuff you’ll ever drink) and the rest of the day drinking water mixed with maple syrup, lemon juice and cayenne pepper, followed at night by a cup of Smooth Move tea (I think you can conclude the purpose of this tea, by the name alone). If I thought the “every-Sunday-during Lent” fast was hell, I was in for a paradigm shift. I read about the effects, but experiencing it is a whole other thing.

I got symptoms like I was having a cold, with chills, lethargy…the whole nine yards. I couldn’t do anything for the first four days but sleep/dose/read a little on my sofa. I don’t see myself doing that type of fast ever again, only because I don’t like the amount of maple syrup I went through and I most certainly didn’t enjoy the salt water. Ugh! I am, however, very grateful that I went through it because it helped me get rid of my addiction to cheese, and my intention was to go vegan in the following couple of months, so it was a transition step.

I “graduated” to juice fasts, the following year, and decided that I was going to fast at least four times a year. I’ve actually done more than four a year. I fast when I intuitively know that it’s time for one…when I’m lethargic, when my diet isn’t at its optimal, or even emotional obscurity is running rampant. Those are times, in my opinion, when one is very susceptible to illness and disease, so I like to nip it in the bud as much as I can. I haven’t been sick in three years, come February.

I hope that you’ve gained a little more clarity on the subject of fasting, and as I mentioned, I’ll be blogging more on my views about fasting, as well as this particular fasting journey that I’m on.

To your health!

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I’ve been blogging for almost two years. I started it just as a means of expression, since writing is one of my biggest passions. As time went on, I found that my posts were naturally veering into helping people feel better about themselves or gain clarity on personal issues they had.

It became apparent to me that I enjoyed that aspect, even more than writing itself. My insights were helping others make their lives better in SOME way. What a pleasure!

In 2011, I really started lagging on it. And within the past year, I’ve been meditating on how to make my blog earn money. I still don’t know much about the technical side of blogging or websites…it’s all very confusing to me. I do know, however, that whatever you focus on, expands…I’ve witnessed that many times.

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In fact, it’s exactly the type of opportunity I’ve been meditating on. I’m very excited to start this, and looking forward to growing not only my income but also to grow my blog and reach more readers.

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