Day 44, Day 1
It is good to eat again. But it is even better to feel the sense of accomplishment that comes with the end of the 2009 Climate Justice Fast.
Day 36
I wish I was in Copenhagen.
But I'm glad that
my sister and brother fasters,
and many more allies,
are,
doing all they can
at this potential
political tipping point moment.
Back Onto Water
I'm coming to the end of the 17-day middle phase of my 43-days-or-longer climate justice fast. During this middle phase I've consumed fruit juices and liquid veggie soups. It has been significantly easier than the first two weeks on water-only. If it weren't for the fact that my doing so has allowed me to finish the manuscript of my second book, Love Refuses to Quit: Climate Change and Social Change in the 21st Century, available to read at http://www.tedglick.com/book/html, and do other climate organizing as part of my day job, I'd feel very mixed about if I did the right thing.
Now on Liquids
Last evening, after 14 days and 14 nights of water-only, I switched onto juices, broths and liquid soups. It was good to consume something that had some taste. Drinking water, as important as it is, can be a real chore on a water-only fast.
I changed the nature of my fast with mixed feelings.
Ted’ Ninth Day
This fast--I've done a number of other long ones--has been harder for me. Usually, after the first 4-5 days, my body adjusts, I lose the hunger pangs, I get onto a kind-of spiritual plane, move slowly and do pretty well for at least the next couple of weeks. But this time, though I lost the hunger pangs,I wouldn't say I've been on a spiritual plane so far. More like a hanging-in-there plane.
Hungering for Climate Justice
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” Albert Schweitzer
Six months ago I went through a period of depression that was probably the lowest I’ve felt, for a sustained period of time, in forty years. The reason? It was what was happening back in April, May and June in the House of Representatives as they worked to put together comprehensive legislation to address the climate crisis. For two months or more, as it became clear that the legislation was going to be nowhere near what was needed, perhaps even worse than no legislation at all, each day became a struggle to find the energy to keep going.
