I hear some even say things like, "It's just a wonderful experience."
These folks get it. They seem to have turned a corner or opened a door into the room of "Hey! I got this!" For me the fast is a total challenge; I have to do all this mental preparation just to keep the status quo.
This year started off especially difficult as I did not actually remind/ready myself for these days until the night before. It has been a tough year for me on a spiritual level as well. Everything seems to have been on pause with the fast always in the back of my mind. Looming.
Taking a break from things such as daily prayers and generally trying to better myself as an individual has made it that much harder.
For now I am taking this one day at a time and reminding myself that this really is an important time, sometimes that means letting go of what you think is right:
"For this material fast is an outer token of the spiritual fast; it is a symbol of self-restraint, the withholding of oneself from all appetites of the self, taking on the characteristics of the spirit, being carried away by the breathings of heaven and catching fire from the love of God."
Abdu'l-Baha
Woke up to snow and wind and had to see what I could. Found these burned trees and what looked like a path between them.
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