![]() Want to see a change this week? Go without. Folks who know me well know that I practice intermittent fasting. I'll bore you with all of the details later if you want, but it's not always for nutrition/fitness... Sometimes I'll go 24-48 hours without eating because I can. No, I'm not being a tough guy or anything like that. What I mean by "I can" is this: I live in a affluent nation where I can choose to go a day or two without food. I can go a day or two without food because I know that when I'm ready, I can find something to eat. I can choose to go to bed hungry. I can choose to wake up hungry. I can choose to go to work hungry and I can choose to train in the dojo hungry. I can choose to do this. For literally millions across the globe, the idea of going to bed hungry or going to work/school hungry is a way of life...not a choice. So sometimes I like to put myself in their shoes (as much as I can) and feel what it's like to go without. Note...I'm not a doctor so I can't recommend you to fast for an extended period of time; especially in our litigious culture. However, I can say that going without (food, or technology, or your car, or something) can be a deeply emotional and spiritual endeavor. Is there something that you can go without, for just a day or two this week that would be a meaningful sacrifice? You know the answer is "yes". Let's have an awesome week! Osu!
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3/10/2018 08:15:30 am
I could totally relate to this post, especially there are times that I go out without gadget. I am able to see people and things that are around me, instead of facing my phone the whole day or most of the time. Doing this allows me more to reflect, which can be really an intimate feeling for me. Whenever my boyfriend and I are together, I encourage him to put his phone in his bag first because I want that we're actually talking instead of tagging each other to a funny Facebook post or meme. At the end of the day, we realize that our time together was more productive! People should also practice sacrificing one thing even only for a period of time.
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Sensei Bob
3/10/2018 08:33:52 am
Amen!
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