detox

I’ve never believed in any eating methods that deny you cheese and chocolate. I am not sure how I ended up agreeing to that whole RAW food thing. Something about my yoga teacher. Somehow. Some belief that not consuming dairy or fat or caffeine would cleanse the system and mind and spirit and let the soul blossom in the fresh, pure air. The idea of refreshing a being was just so terrific, so tempting…

Certainly, this morning, after three days of vegetables, I did so enjoy that latte and home-baked bun, a new beginning of its own. And, alas, raw food or not, there are other beginnings, sprouting up all around,  yellow and blue and white and purple… The first round of flowers. I can’t help but feel this inside, as though petals are spreading, tender, delicate, opening to let the sun bring out their colors….