Detox anyone?

Just the word strikes fear in my gut! Detox from anything that we hold onto can be beyond scary. My daily yoga practice? A glass of wine with dinner? Coffee in the morning? Shopping online all the time? It's enough to make anyone pop a few Xanax and get back into bed!
Sometimes we have to go to extremes -- is there rehab for chocolate?

When I quit smoking 5 years ago (July 11) I knew it would be for the last time. After not smoking for 15 years, one cigarette led me back into hell. My friend Rachelle convinced me to join her on a 4 day juice fast at a retreat in the Catskills. On our way we stopped for lunch in Woodstock. I thought "let's make this a good one, it's gotta last 4 days!". Gorging on a bacon cheeseburger and bloody Mary we continued our drive north. Arriving at our deistination stoned on meat, dairy and alcohol, with a cigarette dangling from my lips I grandly pronounce to the proprietors "I'm here to detox!"

I have never felt so shitty in my entire life -- and I was paying for it! After 3 days of no sugar, dairy, salt, meat,alcohol, tar and nicotine I wanted to die. On the 4th day, Rachelle needed to make a jailbreak. "Let's take a ride" she said innocently enough. Twist my arm I said, already behind the wheel with the engine revving. We hit the next town spacey and starving. Then the (Jewish?) guilt took over. We bought some raw, unsalted, unroasted cashews and had 10 each. When we break the rules we really go for it!

The point is this: it's really hard to give up our attachments. Mostly because we don't even realize we are attached! Try for two days to give up an action you do daily. By the 3rd day you will know! It could be as simple as not playing online scrabble with your neighbor (who could that be?) to as difficult as not checking your emails. Let me know how you do.
Peace Out!
Xxoo