Pink Slip

"These are gonna be hard times for you and I. We'll pay the price for this lovin'. I'll play fair if you'd do the same" -Hard times, yours truly

Recently I decide to give up alcohol for Lent. That was on Tuesday, when I spent the day so hungover that I couldn't even think of walking. I yelled to my sweetie, "I'm never drinking again". She said, "whatever". Does she have no faith in my abstaining? Apparently not.

Fast forward to the next day. I decided that I was in need of some Reiki.
Reiki, for those who don't know, is a form of energy work. It is moving energy around in your body that is stuck or not moving as thoroughly as you would like. Bad energy flow can cause depression,anxiety, tension and sickness. Anyway, while working on me, my Reiki master said "Do you drink?". I said yes. "A lot?" ummm, depends! "It seems like your liver is stressed."

How did he know? Fuck!
I didn't tell him anything about my horrible hangover or my sacrifice for Lent.. Than I realized that my diagnosis was like getting a "pink Slip". Though I didn't know I was being fired by my "stressed liver", the whole office knew! My reiki master, my sweetie, bartenders and most of all: the rest of my organs! They saw it coming after the numerous fall down on Monday night.."There she blows guys, we are getting a few days off..Finally".
So I decided to gracefully walk out the bars for 30 days~! I know Lent is for 40 days but I think that 40 days is a little excessive:) So, 30 days it is! In these 30 days,I will be: attending yoga classes frequently, taking Milk Thistle to rejuvenate my liver, making music, drinking O'Douls, going to museums, reading and volunteering at the Children's Hospital..Okay, that last one may happen but not necessary on the list. Anything can happen!

So if you are giving up something for Lent that will be good for your body please tell me all of the miserable details! :)

"may peace be with you"
Teneia Sanders