Fasting
Fri Oct 21 16:45:12 +0200 2005
daBlog » Snippets
The thought of days without food seemed like torture, but now soon breaking our
2 and a half day water-only fast, I must say it was a piece of cake. And not
only that, but I think it is a must-do, especially if you’re ever feeling
scattered, irritable, or just plain grumpy.
Rudi and I have been on each other’s nerves for the last week, so Rudi
suggestedwe not eat until we’re nice to each other again. Of course, the
thought of that seemed absurd. How can this guy suggest we not eat in order to
solve our problems? If anything, I thought it would put me in an even more
worse mood because how dare he impose this eating restriction on me, have this
done to my body. And ultimately, I thought fasting would obviously make us
more cranky. But I agreed anyway, cuz I wanted to prove him wrong. That it
wouldn’t be the magical antidote to our already testy demeanors.
I would have to admit, the first 24 hours were a bit hard. Discomfort and a
bit of nausea had me wondering how long we could keep this up. But low and
behold, that went away soon enough, and I felt more focused, energized, aware,
and content. I even felt that I could easily keep this up for a week or
longer. In fact, when I woke up this morning, nearly 48 hours since I last ate
solid food, I felt full. It was very strange and awesome at the same time. And
as for the dynamic between me and Rudi, just great. We chatted until 4am, woke
up at 8:30am, and talked until noon all with good feelings and no bitterness in
our hearts.
But we’ll be breaking our fast this evening… personally, I’d like to continue
but I think Rudi is starting to wear down. LOL. Also, while I do feel
energized, I don’t have a lot of stamina, as my body is in
energy-conservation mode. And with the projects I have ahead of me, now is not
a great time to fast, but perhaps after the holidays, I’ll do it again.
Here’s a very good article about
fasting, explaining the
benefits and contains guidelines on how to do it safely. If you’re looking for
a challenge with excellent payoffs, do consider it and give it a try. If anything, it’ll reduce your grocery bill. LOL
Helen Keller
Wed Oct 12 17:05:50 +0200 2005
daBlog » Quotables
I was thinking about Helen Keller today, and trying to remember a quote which I
had read long ago when I was obsessed about The Miracle Worker and going
through a funky Patty Duke phase. Anyway, I found the quote today, and now I
remembered why I loved it so much. Here it is, in the words of Annie
Sullivan, her teacher.
“At another time she asked, ‘What is a soul?’ ‘No one knows what the soul
is like,’ I replied; ‘but we know that it is not the body, and it is that part
of us which thinks and loves and hopes, and which Christian people believe will
live on after the body is dead.’ . . . I explained to her that the soul, too,
is invisible, or in other words, that it is without apparent form. ‘But if I
write what my soul thinks,’ she said, ‘then it will be visible, and the words
will be its body.’”
Diamonds are Forever
Fri Oct 07 12:12:00 +0200 2005
daBlog » Snippets
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend they say. In light of this article which
showed up in Yahoo! today, Dust to dust to…
diamonds? US firm turns cremated remains into precious
gems,
that saying could be more meaningful than one would think. Have a read about
these “family jewels”....
