Fasting

Fasting is a spiritual discipline where you abstain from food for a period of time in order to pray and deepen your relationship with God. It is practiced in many religions.

I fasted lunch and supper today. I was going to fast breakfast as well, but only had a few hours sleep last night, and so decided I needed something to make it through the day.

I'd like to be able to fast one day a week, but it's kinda hard because so many of my meetings take place over lunch. And also, I really like to eat.

Fasting is very difficult, but it is good. It is hard to explain the effects if you've never done it before. Some days when I fast, I really experience a real spiritual high. Other times I end the day angry and hungry.

But fasting opens up spaces inside you. For example, if I feel angry at the end of a day of fasting, then there is a reason for the anger, apart from just lack of food. And then I need to explore the root of that anger.

Halloween - this was the first time Adam got to go trick or treating at houses. In Yaletown, kids go to the stores and restaurants and get treats. It was fun - Adam was a dinosaur and Sophia was a hula girl with a grass skirt that we had got in Hawaii. Adam also had the thrill of giving candy to the kids that came to our house. He kept calling them our "customers".

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Anonymous said…
I once did the 'master cleanser' fast, which is a combo of water, lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne... and that's it. I lasted for three days. I didn't get hungry but the fact that I had been eating everyday for my entire life and then suddenly stopped was a bit much for my psyche. I got a tad loopy once day three hit. I'd love to try it again for longer sometime just as a personal challenge.
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