Craving: an intense, urgent or abnormal desire or longing.
Hunger: an uneasy sensation occassioned by the lack of food.
Desire: to long or hope for.
The way I see it cravings are based on emotion, hunger is a physical need and desires are created by a logical thought process.
For example:
I get cravings. Sometimes for food, sometime for other things (did I mention I own 8 guitars and don’t know how to play?).
Cravings are exciting. Eating healthy, now that’s boring. Exercise? Boring. Spending wisely? Boring.
I get hungry. Physically and financially, but usually I don’t notice because I am busy satisfying a craving of some sort.
I have desires. I desire a long healthy life. I desire financial security.
I think I will attempt to turn my desires into cravings and my cravings into desires.
It should be simple really. The next time I get a craving I will ask myself "Am I hungry?", "Is this something I desire?"
Asking the question, that’s the easy part, how I answer it will determine if I achieve what I desire or just satisfy a craving.
June 28th, 2005 at 12:54 pm This post confused me. I have a desire to understand what you are talking about, but my cravings for lunch are stopping me from re-reading.