Hungry?

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Yes and no?  I don't feel hunger pangs, as such.  It is more as if my body is telling me food would be acceptable.  Not required, just... passing a note suggesting food would be acceptable.  Initially, as I learned to fast, I would just take the "note".  Leaving it there.  At this time, I sort of infer, back to my body, that we won't be eating today, or tomorrow.

Can I really talk to my body?  Not, verbally?  But I think I can inform it, in some way.  I do make the attempt.  Does it matter?  I can't say, exactly.  One might think the body would just know.  But I don't think it does.  It is me, right?  Well, yes, and no.  It is a part of me.  But not a mindful part of me.  That is the brain, and the heart (if that is separate from the brain, in truth).

How to talk to the body?  Well, similar to how I communicate with Sassy.  Sometimes directly, sometimes more indirectly.  I can't use mental conversations with Sassy, but I can make a funny, sad, or happy face.  I can point, speak openly, and such.  With my body, I can think at it.  And, that is how I communicate with it.  The animal part... isn't... stupid?  It just communicates slightly differently, acts differently, and responds differently.

If I don't feed it for too long, it can betray me.  Eating as it will, binging.  But, I have found, if I let it know we won't be eating for a bit, it is much easier.  So long as I don't push it beyond what it believes is healthy.  After a few attempts at suicide, that really hurt, it has taken some time to... regain some modicum of trust.  I'd like to keep that.  So, yes, I speak to my body, let it know.  And we do work together.

What is funny is how many people talk about slavery.  Of others, of the tax slave, of this or that type, future, past, present.  But don't consider they can be slave owners.  Cheating their body, their living breathing slave, of food or good food, of water, of sleep, or drugging it for their personal, psychic, pleasure.  If you really deny slavery, then treat your very own slave with dignity and rightness.

It will be much more likely to go the extra mile, if you need to push it to survive.  Or even sacrifice your life rightly.  Or even become a martyr.  Take care of the only slave you can honestly treat well, rightly.  Don't worry about some, possibly fictional, slave relationship from some other time or place that has nothing to do with you.  Just... saying.

Is fasting a bad thing?  No, no it isn't.  It is healthy, even for somewhat to longer extended periods, if rightly tended and monitored.  But, you wouldn't do this harshly, to an animal.  And, you would teach it, slowly.  Guide it to that ability.  So... that is what I do.  And, try to help it understand it will be happening, and why as possible.

Strange, to some.  Okay.  Do your way, or live and learn.  It is far better to have your animal side on your side.  Work with it, communicate with it, treat it well and rightly.  You might just be surprised how much better life becomes.  You treat your dog, cat, other pets, well, right?  Mostly?  Well... treat yourself well too.