I have decided to bring my cleanse to an early end. I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and while I would have liked to go 10 days or more, I feel I must come back to solid food in time for the weekend.
Chinese New Year Celebrations
This weekend is the first of several weekends of Chinese New Year celebrations in which my gung fu school will participate. This is a very important time of year because our entire association coordinates to meet up and march through the neighborhoods of New York City bringing the traditional Lion and Dragon to restaurants and merchants in the area. This is a lot of fun and quite rewarding as well. It is also quite strenuous. We are out and about all day, with no regular access to water, food or bathrooms. Of course, we are well taken care of, but there is no guarantee as to when that relief will come. It is an all day effort and this year I will have a much more active role than last year. Because person in the school is part of a team, and beyond that the schools work together as one team to represent the association, I want to be able to give it all I’ve got. If I were to feel weak on account of the cleanse, the extra work would fall to my training brothers. Reflecting on this, I think that the best choice is to move to solid foods by Friday so that I can be fully ready for Saturday and Sunday.
Future Plans
It is my full intention to finish at least a 10 day master cleanse in the coming months. Perhaps I will pursue this in sometime in March.
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