Blue

"We speak our choice with our voice." (Phylameana lila Désy - Sep 1998)

Today is the fifth day of the cleanse, half way through. And this Saturday celebrates Blue. Blue is massive, open, calming, a bit cold, sometimes out of reach, but bright. The chakra that correlates to Blue is the throat chakra: willfullness and integrity of word. Speak with integrity is a teaching in the The Mastery of Love by don Miguel Ruiz. Take responsibility for your needs. Step into your power. Surrender to Truth. 

I continue to be amazed by how much power I have in choosing my experience and also how easily I forget that. I had two dreams last night, nearly nightmares: one, about failing an important upcoming test which, in real life, will determine my career fate in the coming year, and the other, a disgusting scenario that I will summarize as a dirty public bathroom. When I woke from each dream, in turn, I had the distinct and powerless feeling of being victim. Then I realized, again, I don't have to be the victim in life, in my family, at school, in society. This is what stepping into my power means to me. And not that I can control components of my life but that I can be conscious, aware, listen to my intuition, always choose Truth and Love.

In the spirit of Blue, I've reduced blueberries and water and poured the purpley-blue liquid off as a morning "tea." I've also cut about 30 blueberries in half and up them in a half-gallon of water to infuse throughout the day for blueberry water later. I hope to come across Borage blossoms today. I love their sweet oily taste but I suppose on a cleanse I would merely enjoy their aroma, sights, and see if they leave behind their sweetness after a day of soaking. I'll make a friend a blueberry kefir drink with warm toast smeared with homemade apricot jam and topped with these boiled blueberries I just used for my morning drink. Check out more blueberry recipes in my food blog: Eternal Sustenance. 

When I look in the mirror and see the blue of my eyes it reminds me to take responsibility for myself. When I stand before the crashing or lapping waves of the ocean I know I can step into my power. When I look to the sky and am showered in blueness I surrender to Truth.