Post by darkangels3251 on Aug 18, 2011 14:53:34 GMT -8
Today I'm fasting. Not only because its the holy month, but because I wanted to try to see how far I can discipline myself. So far, I had breakfast around 9:30am in the morning, and not even three hours later, I started feeling hunger pangs, the kind that make you salivate and hurry to the fridge. Plus on top of that, I was thinking intermittently about my POA, making me feel extra hungry and face the "emotional eating phase." Knowing that I wanted to be closer to god at this point, and knowing that I wanted to grasp the spiritual awareness of discipline, I so far have been successful at controlling my hunger, and haven't had anything yet to eat. I know this might not be as important, but the point that I'm trying to draw here is that fasting in my perspective teaches me to master the art of control, and become more disciplined, even if I'm emotionally weak. Even when I feel or think of my POA and even if I feel that I must overspend/overeat, I know that with the basics of fasting, I can overcome the pain that I'm trying to escape. See what I mean?