Family Time.
Subi is the first family member to meet my girlfriend Amreitha. The meeting avoided any awkwardness because of one reason, I believe: they are both four feet eleven inches. They got along really well (at least externally).
Subi's never been in Colorado before, so we showed her the ropes.
We traveled the tourist hot spots and two things amazed me:
1. Even after years of distance, I can always pick up with my family and it feels normal
2. Even after years of closeness, I can always view the things around me and it feels new
Touring the cities of Colorado Springs and Denver allowed me to see new places and perspectives that I hadn't before. I love that. We can never grow complacent or bored as long as we're willing to experience and learn. Even if I've seen something a million times, I won't get bored. Anything can be an adventure, story or an experience.
I have a theory: only boring people get bored. Last week, I watched three, ten year old boys play a made up game for 30 to 40 minutes. The game: push each other over, get up and start over.
I love that! All they did was push each other over and didn't get bored! Why? Because they found excitement in it.
Only boring people get bored. Be the adventure you wish to see.
Whoa.
-Pradeepan
It's over!
I ended the cleanse two days later than I planned. Finally, it's over, though I enjoyed the adventure of it all. Thanks for all who have joined me in this journey. No thanks to the cayenne pepper that burned holes in my mouth.
The Master Cleanse [Day 8]
Today, I extended the cleanse and it produced good results. I'm not sure the results are worth keep going for. My intestines feel thoroughly cleansed. Unless something crazy happens in the morning, the cleanse ends tomorrow!
Today, I got a role to play one of Jesus' disciple in THE THORN performed by New Life Church. This production has about 700 people participating and even the practice made me tear up a little bit. As I acted as one of the disciples, with all those people around, it was easy to get into character. It felt real. It's almost like I could see through the eyes of the disciples for a moment or a second or something. I haven't decided if I will join this production, but I am impressed. Not only am I impressed by the caliber of this production, I felt very welcomed by the cast members. Well done thorn people.
That's the cleanse update for the day and it could, perhaps, be the last.
-Pradeepan
The Master Cleanse [Day 7]
An eventful cleanse day!
During the day's course, I found myself in the bathroom twice--releasing toxins from my body! Finally, the efforts paid off and my body is ridding harm into the toilet.
Ironically, this happened to be the last day of my cleanse.
Because my body is doing this, I am extending the cleanse until tomorrow morning to see what else my body produces (in the salt water flush). If it produces nothing, I end this and eat food again.
I'm very curious. This alone motivates me to press on.
To be honest, I'm starting to feel a deep hunger inside of me. On top of that, I'm getting pretty skinny. If it wasn't curiousity, I'd end immediately.
-Pradeeepan
The Master Cleanse [Day 6]
Tomorrow is my last day, though I haven't experienced significant cleansing. I lost a lot of weight and use the last notch on my belt now. Losing weight was not my goal.
My self control, discipline and sensitivity have increased. I am thankful that God allowed me to journey this Master Cleanse. The fasted lifestyle is a blessed lifestyle because it forces us to daily punch our souls in the face and let our spirits lead. As we walk by the spirit, we experience the heart and direction of the Father in intimate ways--just like Adam did as he walked in the cool of the day (the cool of the day can also be translated as wind which can also be translated as spirit).
In my small group, after we watched a teaching from "Becoming Who You Are" by Dutch Sheets (which I highly suggest or his book "Roll Away Your Stone"), I felt like the LORD wanted to bringing healing to the women in our group. So, we began speaking identity and life by saying things like, "You are beautiful and loved" or "You are not failure and you will fulfill your destiny as a daughter of the King." Some of the women began to weep and others meditated on the internal work the Father began inside of them. So powerful. So so powerful. I loved being part of this. I love watching women blossom as the men offered their strength--truly a beautiful demonstration.
Selah,
Pradeepan