Today’s meditation addresses the dilemma when any hunger of the physical or mind doesn’t get satisfied, our bodies keep asking for more. It is the habits we form that unbalance our body from being nourished. There are simple steps we can take to bring natural balance to our body with self-care and self-awareness.
“When you are in a fix, often the fix is in you.” — Ashok Kallarakkal
Getting Out of the Hunger Dilemma
“When any hunger or need doesn’t get satisfied, our bodies keep asking for more. Today’s meditation explains this dilemma: The hungrier you are, the hungrier you stay, no matter how much food you eat.
Mentally, we are hungry for nourishing experiences. If you are emotionally nourished, the physical cravings stop. However, you can’t change what you aren’t aware of. This means that you must connect your hunger to a real need that can actually be satisfied. That is how we end the hunger dilemma.
When you apply self-care to your real needs, life becomes much lighter.”
Today’s Centering Thought is: I am the source of my own inner healing.
Today’s Mantra: So Hum (I am.)
Center yourself to begin a quite solitude of mind and spirit with the thought “I am the source of my own inner healing.” Then begin to meditate by repeating the mantra: So Hum. This mantra is an affirmation that identifies individual awareness with universal existence. With each meditation feel your mind body and spirit open just a little more. Each time your mind wanders come back by repeating this mantra and hold the meaning behind it – I am. Simply meditate for 20 minutes.
Today’s Journal Activities:
- Today we learned that sleep is vital to our body’s ability to communicate its needs correctly. In considering how you can better support your natural biorhythms, write down three things you could do to improve your sleep. Now, write down how you can more directly address that lack.
- Apart from daily meditation, write down one thing you can fit into your schedule to relieve everyday stress. It could be as simple as taking a 5-minute walk.
- List five things you can do to make your daily routine more regular, looking at diet, sleep, and physical activity.
- Reflect further on your experience today.