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Why Do I Write This Blog???

The easiest (and probably the most honest) answer to that question is: I don't know. It all started in the summer of 2005, when I went to Crawford, Texas ( a.k.a. the home of the prez's ranch, a.k.a. the home of Camp Casey) to support Cindy Sheehan. I wanted the world to know that, contrary to what one could read in the mainstream media, the peace movement was alive and well and large numbers of Americans did not support the war in Iraq. I wanted people to know that thousands of Americans were willing to travel to Texas and tolerate the heat, humidity, and bugs in order to support a grieving mother whose new purpose was to shine a light on the lies that led to the war and to bring home our troops so that no other mother would have to know the pain that she felt.

Over time, this blog has become more of an exploration of who I am, my spirituality, and how life works. I love life's complexities, exploring the shades of gray. I want to, as Rainier Maria Rilke said,

"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."

Maybe my blog is just one big question about what is needed in order for people to take the time to love and cherish each other and our earth. Maybe someday, I will "live along some distant day into the answer."

In the meantime, thank you for joining me on my journey. I welcome you to share yours with me

Saturday, July 05, 2008

Chocolate

I have started thinking about chocolate again.

Just thinking about it.

I even gave myself permission to eat one square of luscious, fair-trade, organic, dark chocolate with almonds today.

But I never did it.

I think the idea is better than the real thing.

And the real thing is pretty darn good.

That chocolate has been sitting on the pantry shelf for all of the 25 days that I have been living on vegetables, chicken, and fish. I have gone a long time without sugar before, but I always made sure there was none in the house to tempt me.

You can now call me Ms. Will-of-Steel for never, during these 600 hours and 25 minutes of eating so purely that even mosquitoes aren't interested in me, succumbing to the voice of chocolate pleading from the pantry to just take one little bitty bite.

But I PROMISE you that I have not yet had my last bite of chocolate. Heh heh heh. That little tasty bar will not last the summer...

Labels: chocolate, diet

posted by Carol at 8:04 PM

4 Comments:

Sometimes Saintly Nick said...: OK, Ms. Will-of-Steel! I value your fast. So I’ll not mention the luscious Swiss milk you-know-what that I enjoyed on Independence Day. OK?; 3:09 AM
Carol said...: Nick,

Bring it on! Tempt me with your milk you-know-what! I'll hold steady.

Until I don't...; 9:19 AM
San said...: OK, Carol, I'll make it official:

I HEREBY PROCLAIM CAROL FOR PEACE:

MS. WILL-OF-STEEL.

(Mind if I steal a little of that chocolate?); 2:47 PM
Carol said...: Why thank you, San! I feel so... so... so knighted or something.

The chocolate's all yours!; 8:20 PM

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Saturday, July 05, 2008

Chocolate

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