The Coffee Purge: Day 23
Fresh Pot of Coffee
I just got into work today and saw a fresh pot of coffee that has just finished brewing. In times past, this was a huge weakness for me, inducing tremendous desire to drink, and often times, breaking my iron will. This morning, I glanced over, smiled, then boiled a pot of water. Routine.
New Energy
Today I woke up early to catch the GO train. I got less sleep, but started my day earlier. I recovered from the weekend on Monday, but I was worried that I would relapse into more tiredness today. It was a fight this morning, however, I'm feeling strong right now.
The Coffee Purge: Next Phase
So to update you, in my last post, I mentioned how I needed to make it to Friday to "earn" my instant coffee. So I made it! And it's now just over a week of no coffee (I have been drinking tea on and off). I now have 12 "vials" of instant coffee, and can only take 1 per week! If I follow through with this, this plan will take me to Christmas, earning me a Christmas present!
The Bigger Picture
The fight to get off coffee is symbolic of a deeper fight that I wrestle with. For me, coffee has been something that has been hard to control. It is indeed a wonderful drink, but like anything, if abused (think 8 cups / day), coffee can wreck havoc on my life. I am training myself to be disciplined. To overcome the smaller battles in life. If I say I won't drink coffee, I want to be strong enough to not give into a craving. Satisfying my body's cravings brings only temporary pleasure. Whether it's surfing the net, sleeping in, procrastinating, drinking coffee, ... What I desire to pursue are cravings that bring eternal pleasure (soul cravings, if you will), satisfying desires with no regrets. And to join in that pursuit, integrity. To have a consistency in what I say and in what I do. For me, this would be what a 4-Dimensionally Fit individual looks like.
I just got into work today and saw a fresh pot of coffee that has just finished brewing. In times past, this was a huge weakness for me, inducing tremendous desire to drink, and often times, breaking my iron will. This morning, I glanced over, smiled, then boiled a pot of water. Routine.
New Energy
Today I woke up early to catch the GO train. I got less sleep, but started my day earlier. I recovered from the weekend on Monday, but I was worried that I would relapse into more tiredness today. It was a fight this morning, however, I'm feeling strong right now.
The Coffee Purge: Next Phase
So to update you, in my last post, I mentioned how I needed to make it to Friday to "earn" my instant coffee. So I made it! And it's now just over a week of no coffee (I have been drinking tea on and off). I now have 12 "vials" of instant coffee, and can only take 1 per week! If I follow through with this, this plan will take me to Christmas, earning me a Christmas present!
The Bigger Picture
The fight to get off coffee is symbolic of a deeper fight that I wrestle with. For me, coffee has been something that has been hard to control. It is indeed a wonderful drink, but like anything, if abused (think 8 cups / day), coffee can wreck havoc on my life. I am training myself to be disciplined. To overcome the smaller battles in life. If I say I won't drink coffee, I want to be strong enough to not give into a craving. Satisfying my body's cravings brings only temporary pleasure. Whether it's surfing the net, sleeping in, procrastinating, drinking coffee, ... What I desire to pursue are cravings that bring eternal pleasure (soul cravings, if you will), satisfying desires with no regrets. And to join in that pursuit, integrity. To have a consistency in what I say and in what I do. For me, this would be what a 4-Dimensionally Fit individual looks like.
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