Caffine Withdrawl?
March 12, 2010Anyone got the shakes yet? I would say that this week’s fast more than any other, at least for me, has served well as a regular reminder to focus/refocus on God. That being said, I confess that I would give myself only a B as far as how well I’ve stuck to the H2O only plan. Part of it has been, as mentioned previously, just an etiquette thing. After all, when someone puts a Starbucks Mocha on my desk it seems rude not to drink it. Of course I try not to enjoy it, but usually fail there too.
Anyways, being paired with our Holiness prayer themes this week’s fast has really been insightful to me. It is amazing how quickly one sip leads to one can and one can leads to two cans and especially frightening is how, virtually at the speed of light (or in this case taste) a couple cans of pop turn to into blow the whole day and start again tomorrow…maybe. It seems like a great parallel to spiritual life the way I am so easily and readily able to rationalize or simply over look minor indiscretions and before I know it I have fallen back into my old ways and habits without a second thought.
How’s your week gone so far? You’re gonna love what next week has in store!!
This one was not that difficult for me…
That’s all in context though…since I don’t drink coffee and only once in a while drink tea.
I however did experience a strange ‘minerally’ sensation in my mouth from drinking only water. Not sure if it was just because I was not used to drinking so much water or that the water was making my mouth feel ‘too clean’?