It feels really weird to be at the end of this fast. After doing this for a month it has almost become part of my routine and part of who I am. I hope it continues to impact me and change me as I move on to the next part of my journey. Yesterday was [...]
I am constantly amazed at how my mind works. I have been doing this fast for 29 days now and have gotten in a pretty solid routine and the routine has helped my hunger stay relatively low. All of a sudden as I approached the last three days I have been hungry all of the [...]
Now that I am on the last leg of this fast I am beginning to think about what I will be eating when I am finished. Throughout this fast I have thought about the big juicy burger or the pizza that I will eat, but now it has changed quite a bit. I am realizing more and more how [...]
I only have 1 week left of this fast and I am feeling like it will almost be weird to actually be able to eat normal food again. I have gotten into somewhat of a routine now and it has helped considerably. It has amazed me how much my metabolism has gone into shutdown mode. [...]
I just found this book as I was doing my daily reading. It looks like a very good way to begin to understand what is happening from the Darfurians standpoint.
I am very happy to say that I am 66% of the way finished with this fast! I have been doing alright but the foods are really beginning to get old. The farina wheat cereal used to be a “joy” in the mornings but now I am having to split it into three different servings [...]
It’s been a bit since I have done an update on here. I was able to get away on Thursday morning and rented a camper cabin at Lake Maria state park and take 24hrs of solitude. I got back Friday night then had a funeral and celebrated my birthday with family this afternoon. It is [...]
Do you know how much we talk about food in the US? I wish I had some stat to show or tell that would explain what I am noticing. Not only do many of our conversations revolve around food but there is advertising everywhere about food. As I watched TV last night every set of [...]
I really like what Cesar Chavez had to say on fasting. “A fast is first and foremost personal. It is a fast for the purification of my own body, mind, and soul. The fast is also a heartfelt prayer for purification and strengthening for all those who work beside me in the farm worker movement. [...]
Lately my thoughts have been drifting more and more to ending this. I am amazed at how much the people around me talk about food and how many commercials on tv talk about food. The lack of variety and blandness are the main source of my struggles lately. My stomach and metabolism have adjusted to [...]
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