Several of my best friends recently undertook a fast. Well, one called it a “fast” and the other called it a “cleanse,” but knowing them as I do, they were both going for the same effect. I was really inspired. I wanted to fast too.
Being only five-ish weeks away from giving birth to this beautiful girl though, I thought I can’t in good conscience fast. Or can I?
I just realized, while making dinner (see what you’re missing Conor while taping that CNN interview? Semi-delicious homemade dinner…), that I talk about myself a lot. Not so much that I go on and on about how great I am. “Look at how few split ends you can find in my hair!” or “What a marvelous joke I just made, didn’t I Conor?” That’s not usually where I self-center.
Where I really spend a lot of my words each day is in contexts such as, “I’m really worried about [you name it],” or “Gosh, I really need to get things more organized in my life,” or “Conor is traveling so much and I’m so bummed.” All these sentences, minute by minute, subject line: Me.
So my friends, tomorrow (Tuesday), I’m going to fast. Not from talking altogether (wouldn’t that be a feat), but from Talking About Myself. That’s my fasting goal.
I think we can also safely call it a cleanse.
I’ll tell you how it goes.
Great idea. I might take this on as well
Cute! You could write a book about that! Lots of us could use that cleanse!