In Ghandi's Image

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     Two things have gotten me to where I am right now (in bed about 2 hours earlier than I usually would dare to wake up, on my computer blogging): Amy Adams & Mahatma Ghandi. 


     Amy Adams was recently in a movie called Julie & Julia, & throughout the film Amy keeps a blog on her experiences as she attempts to cook her way through a cookbook containing over 500 recipes in one year. I love writing, & the idea of blogging & eventually having people interested enough to follow my work enchanted me. It was Mahatma Ghandi that gave me the inspiration & determination to finally have something to blog about.


    Water fasting. 40 days. Just me, & approximately 2 liters of pure, distilled water per day. I was Wikipedia-ing Ghandi one day because I really admire him in general but especially one quality about him: his inner strength. His ability to stick to his guns & make personal sacrifices to succeed in doing what he knew was beneficial to the people that he loved so much. His connection with God is never one I'll be able to obtain, so having the assistance of the Lord is not a bonus card I'll be able to play. 


     However, I do believe somewhere I have strength in me. I want to believe it. All my life, I've been able to skate by only doing half-assed work because I could. I never pushed myself to aim for more, simply because I never had to. I want to know that I have the ability to stick to MY guns, & I want the level of confidence that one receives when they find their inner strength. 


     I am going to get my vitamins today, because I start tomorrow. I have been training myself for this for a while, & as I am typing my heart is beating faster with the anticipation of, for once in my life, going through with something and not giving up. I can't ask God to help me, but maybe Mahatma Ghandi will look down on me & grant me the perseverance I'm going to need. Or at least grant me the ability to hang in there, even if it's kicking and screaming. So although so many want to be in God's image, I pray to whatever deity is up there to let me try and be in Ghandi's. 

     So, if you are reading this: I ask you to support me! Regardless of how many followers I get I'll do it, but knowing that there are strangers out there who believe in me means a lot. 


----> Tomorrow begins my search for strength.
----> Tomorrow begins my quest for courage.
----> Tomorrow begins my insanity. (: