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Chapter 2

Today at 6 a.m. marked the end of my 21 Day Daniel Fast!  I can’t believe I actually made it!  There were a few bumps (Yes, I did have champagne.  Yes, I’m almost positive I ate some veggies cooked in butter), but all in all, I stuck with it and I have to say I feel so great and accomplished.  There really is something to this whole fasting thing.  The things I learned about myself, my habits, my surroundings, my company….man, you couldn’t pay for better insight.  And last night after attending church….let’s just say the last of my doubts were cleared away.  I am so fired up about where this life is taking me!  Some people, places, and things will probably not be continuing on the path with me, but it’s alllll goooood.  I feel like the old me was in a different chapter of my life.  That one’s now done and I’ve turned the page.  On to the next.  If I never meant anything else before, I mean this now.  I AM FOCUSED!

So since I was free to eat whatever this morning, I went to Burger King (lol) and ordered a 3 piece French Toast Sticks and some hash browns.  Funny thing- it wasn’t even good.  The whole time I was chewing, I was thinking, “This isn’t worth putting in my body.  THIS is what I’d been so afraid of giving up?!”  Yeaaah, anti-climatic indeed.  Maybe I’ll slowly get back to loving that crap.  Hopefully not.  I already feel like I injected the slug drug into my system   Tonight I’m going to treat myself to some salmon (I haven’t had any meat in 21 days, either), maybe a sangria and possibly a dessert.  We’ll see how wild I’m feeling.

I don’t want to block all this creativity that’s flowing in me right now with fatty foods and alcohol, though.  Like I said, I’m fired up and ON FIRE, so whooooo!  Thank God for planting that seed of desire in me to fast.  I think I’m forever changed because of it.  I’m listening to new people, reading new things, open to new possiblities.  And just plain ole inspired!  So I’ma go write something and leave yall with an oldie, but goodie.  “Lady (Remix)” by D’Angelo.  The original is still one of my favorite songs but I chose the remix vid because it features some of my favorite singer-chicks.  JOi (nice and pregnant, lol!), Faith Evans (biggest inspiration as a singer/songwriter), and Erykah Badu (love her free!  And man, she’s pretty).   Later.