I wanted to keep up the daily posts, as much as possible. I know it's good for me to come here and write something every day. So, for Lent, I'm committing to write something every day (except Sundays).
As the rest of my Lenten discipline is related to world hunger, I'll be writing on the theme of hunger, organizations involved in it, misconceptions about it, and anything that comes up. I'll probably stick to a theme for each week, to be decided as they come.
Today's comment: fasting makes concentration difficult. I know I've seen the stories about children having trouble focusing in school because of hunger, but I had never really experienced it while fasting before. Today, without changing my routine, I decided to fast. At 2:30, I gave in and ate some bread to avoid becoming sick (which may have something to do with the anti-malarial I took at 1). I was unable to concentrate on anything from 10 on. I couldn't work. Even after the bread, I spent 20-30 minutes sitting on my couch, staring blankly. I know, too, that my fast, only meant to be 24 hours or less, is nothing compared to the constant hunger felt by many. I think the hunger itself may be preventing improvement in their situation.
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Becky,
I think that if you look into the science of hunger, you won't have to look very far to corraborate what you have experienced first hand. The brain is a great consumer of blood sugar, and is one of the first areas to suffer from a lack of it. I think also that you will find that there is a difference when an ordinarily well fed person fasts (thus changing their chemistry) than when an individual becomes accustomed to being under fed. Adaption occurs to some extent.
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