Friday at the Optimum Health Institute

“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” - Alan Alda

Friday 5/17/13

I didn’t get to sleep until around 12:30 this morning but I wasn’t too worried about it because I planned on sleeping in. I slept well but was awakened at 5:30 am by a loud, urgent pounding on the door. I jumped out of bed and ran down the stairs to see who it was. There was no one at the door. I checked the back door but there was no one there either. It was a little puzzling but I returned upstairs and went back to bed. Instead of sleeping, I remained wide awake listening to my thoughts. I had ideas, and hopes and goals rattling around in there. Intrigued by some of my thoughts, I got up and wrote them in my journal. I was able to record inspiration on how to handle aspects of my life as well as long lost goals and dreams that resurfaced after years of hiding out. By the time I finished writing it was around seven so I headed out to the wheatgrass juicing room to prepare our morning juice. 

Before Friday’s breakfast we had the testimonial meeting where people share their experiences at OHI. So many miracles occur here, it’s truly amazing. I want to tell everyone who has a health issue or who wants to get more energy or tune up their body or sort through their issues or learn to deal with stress in their life to Go To The Optimum Health Institute! I guess that would include about everyone. I would love to bring all four of my children here at one point or another because it’s a basic owner’s manual for the human body. Hubby tried out week one a few years ago and my beautiful firstborn, Asia, went with me two years ago when she was 20.

We had breakfast and then I went to a great organic gardening class taught by Dan. Lunch was a tasty raw pizza with the usual salad and sprouts. Then afternoon class and a massage. We also managed to get some goodies from the Friday lunch buffet prepared by the third-weekers. Dehydrated seed and veggie crackers and an assortment of sauerkraut. It tasted much better than it would have at the beginning of the week.

After dinner was Friday Night Live, the weekly OHI talent show. Renee sang an incredible version of Amazing Grace. What a beautiful voice she has. What a great week it’s been.

About that early morning knocking... It may have just been a dream, but I’m going with the theory that it was my subconscious mind knocking loud enough to wake me up. I’ve been asleep for way too long.