I’ve done this a lot of times but I want to teach this to others to see if it works for everyone.
The problem is you’re hungry and the solution obviously is to eat. But there are times when you can’t eat in that hungry time because of different reasons–maybe you don’t have food in your refrigerator (you forgot to go to the supermarket), you have a long meeting and can’t excuse yourself from grabbing a bite or you’ve been lost in the woods unprepared without food.
To temporarily remedy this is with prayer you have to remember two things:
1. An empty stomach can be satisfied not only with food but also from God’s energy
2. God’s energy can come from prayer
If you understand these then it will be easy for you to do the following:
1. When praying imagine that God’s energy is flowing like a water down to your tummy. Imagine it like a waterfall.
2. Imagine this water filling-up your tummy area from the bottom up to until below your chest area. Think of pouring water from a pitcher to a glass cup.
When you feel hungry, remember the feeling. It’s not only the stomach that feels the pain but the small and large intestines too. Just feel the water gushing down to these parts until they’re full.
3. Repeat the same prayer at least three times while doing the imagination part. If you desire, you can pray more and “put” more water inside.
I think this works with a little practice so maybe it’s effective after a few tries.
This tip actually reveals something else…
If you have negative thoughts about anything and you’re hungry, you are in fact, feeding yourself those negative thoughts and eventually this becomes part of you. For example, you are resentful at someone (while at the time of hunger). That resentfulness will become part of you (your system). That is why some poor people when hungry think about stealing to alleviate their hunger. But actually they’re embedding into their selves “stealing” and eventually think it’s the only solution to their plight.
This simply gives us another tip: don’t think negative with an empty stomach!
I psyched myself more on this day as I felt weak since waking-up. I drank more juice and visited the toilet more than the usual. 
Unfortunately, I had to do some errand that would require my dutiful motor skills so I had to stop my fasting earlier 
I’m just so disappointed since I’ve already invested two days on this. Maybe next time I’ll be more prepared. But I think I’ve benefited a lot in just two days of detoxifying my body. So it’s not a waste after all.
Yesterday (day 2) was more juice and soup for me as I lessen solid food. I feel the hunger pangs but as I prayed more I feel the pain disappear. I avoided moving a lot and just sat all day doing readings in the Internet. But the moment I’ve actually been waiting came at night when I had to go to the toilet It was detoxification time! Tomorrow is going to be the hardest day like I said in my last post. So I’m trying to psyche myself more.
I’ve decided to fast during this holy week (I’m a Catholic, by the way). I think there are many types of fasting but this one I’m doing is more on abstaining from solid food and take only liquid drinks like juices (aka liquid diet). This was taught to me by my Japanese language sensei before and I think I’ve done this twice in a period of 10 years. I like to do it again primarily to detox my body.
On the first day today I ate only noodles as a meal. I drank orange and mango juices. I feel week at times considering I normally eat rice for carbohydrates. I also ate fruit and fish ball today. The main thing about the first day is to eat lesser than the usual. It would be not wise not to eat totally on the first the seconds days since that would give your body a shock. But tomorrow I’m thinking of eating mainly soup. Third day would be the hardest based on experience but after that fasting would be easy. On how long I want to do this is something I want to think more. That would depend if I will be efficient in office next week without food.
Wish me luck!
I’ve been a bad blogger. I have not made an entry since my first post. I know it’s not a good impression to make but I have an excuse. ^_^ I’ve been occupied with work and other Websites of mine. But I’m still faithful that I can maintain this blog and create updates for my followers to read.
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(In this series of “God’s architecture,” I will attempt to explain the plans made by God in our universe during the time of creation and how it affects our lives based on my understanding. In this first entry, I’m going to discuss Newton’s laws of motion in layman’s term and connect it with two tragic events in the Philippines.)
The sinking of M/V Princess of the Stars in 2008 and Ultra stadium stampede in 2006 are among of the many disasters we have had in the Philippines. This brought pain and suffering for the bereaved families and some of them have asked the question, “Why did God allow these to happen?”
This is a common question that goes into our minds especially when disasters strike. Did God really allow such disasters to happen to His creations? Was God there when the disasters struck? Why didn’t He save them? Some are faithful to Him, whey didn’t He spare them?
Sir Isaac Newton first published his works on the three laws of motion in the 17th century. The physical laws describe the relationship of bodies and the forces that act upon them. We can find the summary of the three laws in Wikipedia:
- First Law: “An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force”
- Second Law: “Force equals mass times acceleration” or “F = ma.”
- Third Law: “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
We as humans have credited Newton on his remarkable works for explaining what happens to the forces around us. We simply call it “Newton’s laws of motion” but of course this has a source that we know as God.
When God created the universe, He included these laws of motion that have affected both living and non-living things that are confined in the domain of his laws—which includes the tragedies I’ve mentioned.
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