“Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired,” was the Buddhist teaching of Karma Rinpoche when I was in Dharamsala India in 2005. Now that I am back to traveling, I get to live closer to that mantra again. When I am working regularly, I eat when it is scheduled, whether I am hungry or not, and generally I am not. And sometimes, it has nothing to do with whether or not I am hungry. Sometimes I just eat when I am seeking comfort. I often eat as a justifiable break from working. Undoubtedly, I will drop about 10 lbs. to get to my travelers weight simply from eating when I am hungry rather than when it is scheduled. When I get travelers’ diahrrea, as I am sure to at some point over this year, I will undoubtedly drop another 10. On the sleeping front, during my working days, I sleep when I can, when I am done with what needs to be done for the day. Rarely do I get to sleep when I am tired. I look forward to living the simplicity of this teaching for the coming year.
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