As I get closer to the end of my 14-day detox diet, a form of fasting with both physical and spiritual benefits it seems, I can only describe how I feel as proud, immensely confident in who I am, what I stand for, what I can do and what I will write about in the book I am preparing. It is another world from shortly before I started, that world being one of despondency and impotence in the face of almost total inactivity during which time I struggled day by day to see any point in anything. Now, revitalised by first gaining clarity of my goals for the next six months and then the mental challenge of a total fast (except for water with some lime and sugar cane juice), my ego somewhat chastened by the experience yet still free to do what it does best (facilitate actions to produce what my heart has chosen for itself), I am blissful, almost incredulous when I look back at how I felt some two weeks ago.
The experience of the detox can be likened to running a marathon for the first time: it took commitment and dedication at all times, even in the face of extreme discomfort, and at times I felt like giving up. It was my commitment to myself to be slim, fit and healthy that saw me through. In this way it also mirrors what it takes to fulfil my promise to myself to have the best life possible through a never ending journey of self discovery and growth.
Without the commitment, I might well have given up before even reaching the halfway point. I still have 4 more days to complete and I have no idea what else this interesting test of my commitment may reveal, but all I can say now is that I haven’t felt so happy and confident about myself and my future for a very long time, if ever. In fact, if I felt any happier I think I would fly! Such is the power of commitment to oneself and the fulfilment of one’s potential.
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