From time to time, I check out clips of the Daily Show online at the Comedy Central website. Tonight, I also strayed over to the Colbert Report clips and saw an interview with Norah Vincent about a book she released called "Self-Made Man."

Now, I haven’t read this book yet, and I don’t know if I ever will. But the premise is really interesting. Basically, she spends eighteen months as a man in order to better understand the lives and psychology of men in today’s society. Watching this interview and reading more about the book online brought up a flood of thoughts and feelings on masculinity…

[img_assist|nid=71|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=113]Most people who know me well know that I’ve been a lifelong Superman fan. I grew up watching the movies and cartoons as a kid, and I still intend to write a Superman novel after one or two of my own "non-derivative" fiction and non-ficiton books are complete. But recently, Superman made an unexpected appearance in my dreams…

After several weeks back on cooked foods, I’ve learned a few important lessons about myself, my health, and life in general. Now, it’s time to reflect on these lessons and glean what I can from them so that I can start the transition back to raw foods.

[img_assist|nid=66|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=149|height=150]Wow… I guess that all of that flame mentioned in my last entry has been enough to "burn out" my adrenals again! Apparently, "personal process work" is more of a challenge than most people realize. Sure, sometimes it just involves meditation, happy visualizations, etc… but other times, it involves finding the most wounded part of your psyche and re-experiencing it in order to heal it. If that’s not hard, then I don’t know what is!

I feel like it’s been very challenging work. And yet, I already feel like it’s been rewarding. I’ve learned something new about myself — and I’ve been inspired to action, including a recommitment to actually following my doctor’s recommendations, and a decision to try out licorice tea, which is apparently an herbal remedy for adrenal exhaustion.

But first, more about this weekend.