Up at 8:45 a.m. 8 hours of sleep. weight - 180 lbs. 9:00 left for church - stuffed plastic eggs with candy for an Easter egg hunt in church basement. 10:45 hit the road for Houghton Ia. 1:15 p.m. Everyone sat down for a delicious meal of ham, potatoes, rice, vegetables and desserts such as German chocolate cake and key lime pie. Easter Sunday for me happens to fall on the 2nd Sunday of Fastivus. As you may know from a previous blog, Fastivians drink only water on Sunday. We eat no food for 41 days. We drink only fruit juices and protein drinks. Chicken soup broth is permitted twice a week. So Sunday is a fast within a fast. So here I am, sitting at the table with all this great food, drinking my water. I steer the conversation away from myself or fasting once the initial " aren't you eating" is asked. A good fastivian is considerate of eaters and has no need to talk of his practice. Nor does he have any real desire for food. That is gone during Fastivus. As Grand Elder of Fastivus I do not depend on food as a source gratification or comfort as eaters do. I look forward and prepare for the Great Feat to close the Fastivus season.
reason #14 for fasting - to triumph over impulses, cravings and desires for long term happiness.
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