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Everyone has a success mechanism and a failure mechanism. The failure mechanism goes off by itself. The success mechanism only goes off with a goal. Every time we write down and talk about a goal we push the button to start the success mechanism. (Charlie “Tremendous” Jones)

Current Status Report

Anyone who has ever fasted, for any length of time, will tell you that the first 2 days are usually the worst.

Fortunately, the first day is almost over for me. I’ve made sure I stayed busy today. I swam in my pool twice today. I spent 1/2 in my dry sauna. I’ve meditated once and I’m going to do so again shortly.

I got some work done today too. BUT, the main thing I’m doing is making sure I stick to the game plan.

Why Am I Making This Public?

I’m making this whole thing public because it puts me on the spot. If I were to slip, it would be embarrasing to me. So, by putting myself on the spot, it increases the likelihood that I’ll stick to my guns.

What Am I Eating?

Nothing.

What Am I Drinking?

Purified water. That’s it. Lots and lots of purified water.

How Do I Feel?

Generally, I feel pretty good. I was fine all day until I came home around 2:00 PM and all of a sudden I got cranky. Fortunately, I realized what was happening and that was when I meditated. I felt much better afterwards.

Also, I’ve noticed that I’m a little cold (which is kind of a hard thing to do in Arizona during the summer). That has been a typical experience of mine during past lengthy fasts. I’ve been told that your body generates heat as it digests food, SO, if it doesn’t have to digest any food, it’s not generating the heat.

What Are The Anticipated Benefits?

Healing my body. Paul C. Bragg, who was one of the great fasting experts during his life, describes it this way.

Your body has a certain amount of vital force. When you are fasting, your body is not having to use any of its vital force to digest your food. Instead, it can send it to the areas of your body that need it the most.

Additionally, our daily diets and even the air we breathe, puts vast amounts of toxins in our bodies. By drinking only purified water, I’m giving my body the chance to eliminate a large amount of these toxins.

Why Do We Sometimes Feel Bad During A Fast?

The discomfort one feels during a fast is the elimination of the toxins in our body.

Additionally, the hungrier one is during the fast, the higher the likelihood is that a fast was needed.

Making Life Changes

FIRST, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSULT WITH YOUR OWN DOCTOR BEFORE YOU TAKE ANY ACTION, SUCH AS A FAST.  I AM NOT A DOCTOR AND I AM NOT GIVING ANY MEDICAL ADVICE.  IF YOU DECIDE TO FAST OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK, WHICH IS WHY I RECOMMEND YOU SPEAK WITH A MEDICAL DOCTOR BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION.

Once again, I’d like to remind our readers that this is NOT just my Vision Quest Project. It can be yours too. I’m not saying you need to fast, BUT if there is anything you want to work on, join us. You can lend me moral support and encouragement during my Vision Quest and our other readers (and myself), will lend you the moral support and encouragement during your Vision Quest.

Do you want to quit smoking? - Now’s the time.

Do you want to lose weight? - Now’s the time.

Do you want to start exercising? - Now’s the time.

Do you want to start a program of meditation? - Now’s the time.

Do you want to quit drinking? - Now’s the time.

What’s the message? - Now’s the time !!!