Today has been challenging, and being hungry makes things that bit more difficult.

Last night I had a temperature and didn’t sleep well, so I was really tired by breakfast time. My rice cooker, which I was trying to boil an egg in, was playing up, and the egg didn’t taste very nice. I was going to stay up afterwards, but went back to sleep for a few more hours instead. When I got up, I went to take money out of the bank, but 3 separate machines rejected my card. I went to the university and paid my tuition fees, got my timetable and bought my textbooks. I ran into my friends Kyle and Jamie on the way and they very kindly lent me some money. I managed to pay for those things, but don’t have enough to get my visa extended, which is a pain. Well, I do have enough, but I need it to live off the next few days if my card still won’t work. So things aren’t going awfully well, but I did get into zhongji B ban (2 above what I was in last semester), and I did it without bribing anyone or cheating on the test, which I’m very pleased with.

So I’ve been struggling with detachment, and dealing with problems in other ways than comfort eating. Namely, reading Bahá’í writings for inspiration, praying for assistance, and doing a different activity which takes my mind of food, the things that have been frustrating me, and doesn’t use up much energy. In this case, it’s university work.

“11. O SON OF BEING!
Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favor upon thee.” - Bahá’u'lláh