$2 a day - Concluded

Yesterday was the last day of $2 a day, which concluded one week of eating meals that cost $2 or less. This challenge was a time to reflect on the lives of half the people in our world who live on $2 a day for their whole living expense.

Being consistently hungry was really hard. The first few days were the toughest but once you got used to the feeling of being hungry, it kept your expectations low. Being hungry helped me to evaluate my own eating habits but also to know how little you can survive on. Survival food is not that nutritious, my system was really backed up, if you know what I mean but I was able to eat enough to keep me going through my day. Although Theo rejoiced in the fact that we could not afford the eat vegetables all week, I valued how much nutrition plays a part in our life.

By the end of this week I've felt so bless to have the things I do (including food) and live where I do. We can not control the cards we are dealt in life, all we can do is make the best of what we have. I don't know how God will use this in my life but at least it has given me the realization of the world that we live in. I've been able to reflect on my own life and how much excess we have and how much I don't like it.

Today I was excited to get back to eating as normal again but as I sat down to eat, I did not want eat in gluttony and celebration, I wanted in eat in thankfulness and gratitude for what God has given me.