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Chapter 9
Read the source first, then return here to work the lesson through review, practice, and reflection.
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Lesson 10
The Law of When to Eat
The sub-conscious mind signals the need for food through earned hunger. Never eat until you have an earned hunger, which is a pleasant anticipatory desire for food, not a gnawing or faint feeling. The "no-breakfast" plan is recommended for everyone because hunger is earned by work, not by sleep.
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Chapter 09
Review
Work with the idea before moving on.
- How does Wattles define earned hunger?
- Where do habit, schedule, emotion, or hurry influence my eating?
- How can I study this chapter without turning it into rigid medical advice?
Practice
One Being Well action
Study Wattles' teaching on hunger with discernment. Before eating once today, pause long enough to distinguish need, habit, appetite, and hurry.
Reflect
Journal prompt
What thought of health is this lesson asking me to stabilize, and what one ordinary action will help me practice it today?