So chalk it up to the hippy girl inside me, call me crazy, tell me you agree with me, look at your computer dumbfounded or just shake your head and laugh, but after all of this; say you'll SPONSOR ME!!!
Why am I doing this and what am I actually doing anyway?
Because I am tired of NOT.
I am tired of doing nothing when I have the means to do something. I am tired of walking past the same smiling, but homeless man on my way to work everyday, acutely conscious of the fact that our realities simply do not connect.
Because at this point in my life I do not have the financial means to do what I wish I could, so instead I am doing what I can. In solidarity with those around me who skip lunch, not in a desperate attempt to become thin, but because a regular meal is simply not an option, I have decided to fast for the month of January.
No, this does not mean that I will be camped out in a field somewhere, Mahatma Gandhi style, sipping only on water given to me by kind passersby, but instead that I will abstain from food during the day - skipping lunch and donating the money I (we) would have spent to Oxfam America, so that others may eat a meal today.
So there it is. I am fasting and I would love (need!) your support throughout this endeavor - and so would those around me...I have a feeling "pleasant-natured" and starving just don't go together well. ;)
I have pretty big dreams about this fast, so all I ask of you is that you forget about that really fancy present you were going to get me and be my sponsor instead!
Ok, even if you weren't thinking of getting me a gift this holiday season - anything helps; the smallest donation to the biggest WILL put food on the table where it is needed most!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all, and Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Lia Wrightsmith
