1. Pray 2. Love 3. Eat. Yes, In That Order: Inspiration based from the novel and motion picture "Eat, Pray, Love"

I'm sure that some of you may have already read the book, or even seen the movie entitled "Eat, Pray, Love". Well, for a short briefing, it is a story about a woman who embarks on a journey of self discovery. She was at first, leading a life as a married woman, living in New York City. Her life would seem to be a great one, but as life went on, she found herself just going through the motions, and not really being apart of those motions mentally or emotionally. She wanted out of the constant routine, so she took it upon herself to make some changes in order to get to where she wanted to be physically, mentally, and spiritually. She traveled through Italy, India, and Bali, along the way slowly finding herself, gaining some spiritual sense, and rediscovering love once again. The story itself is an inspiring one, and a great lesson being taught, to stop and enjoy the life that you live.

It's interesting to me the order of the title that the words are arranged. "Eat, Pray, Love." Of course they are in order, to follow the order in which her self discovery had taken place. Eat first in Italy, Pray next in India, and than fall in Love in Bali. Whatever the case, she found herself, God, and love; and did it beautifully. It did get me to thinking of what order I would do a self discovery for myself, and I came to the conclusion that my title would have to read as Pray, Love, Eat.

#1: Pray
Prayer is such a powerful thing. So powerful in fact, that I strongly believe if you pray hard enough, and truly believe in what you are praying for, God will come through. Now, it is important to remember that God will not always say yes to what you may be asking. (He's not a magic genie or anything, granting you a wish to win the lottery.) If you are asking for guidance, of course He will provide that guidance through your everyday life as much as possible, you just have to be open and willing to take in that guidance. A line within the prayer "The Our Father" that I like to remember and keep in mind always when praying is "Thy will be done." A friend of mine once told me that this means, when you maybe asking God for something, to remember that his answer could be "yes", it could be "no", or it could be a "hang on, I've got something much better for you". So on a road to self discovery, prayer for me, definitely would be #1 on my list to help me along my journey.

#2: Love
Love. Such an amazing and beautiful thing. Love would be #2 on my list because not only would it be for seeking true love with a life long partner, it would be seeking love for myself, for others, and the world around me. Pura amor. Pure love, all around. Prayer would help guide me to that love in which I seek, and in which I may give as well. Being filled with an abundance of love will also bring positivity within mind, body, and soul; therefore bringing even more positive energy within life and positive results within the journey of self discovery.

#3: Eat
With the constant prayer that would be said, and the constant love that is being given and received, the indulgence in food would come as the journey continues on. Food would not be the only thing I would be able to comfortably indulge in, I would be feasting on the fruits of life! Eating up all the sights, sounds, tastes, knowledge, and beauty that the journey would have to offer. Mmmmm, so delicious.

I have yet needed to stop and say to myself, "I need a change of pace in life.", because in my eyes, I am already on my journey. I am praying, loving, and eating everyday as much as possible, and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. Of course, there are those days where I just need time to be with myself and re exam where I am headed on my journey, but as a whole, my journey, and everything that has been discovered within it thus far has been truly amazing. With that all being said, onward with my journey as I continue to PRAY, LOVE, and EAT.