Giving up an addiction means re-programming that part of your brain that makes you restless and unhappy if a desire is not realized.

If your washing machine stops working and you're addicted to appliances that work, you'll get upset and you will suffer. If you prefer that your appliances work well, then when your washing machine breaks down you won't compound the problem by superimposing your uncomfortable emotions on the situation.

The outside conditions of your life do not make you feel either secure or insecure. One person may feel secure with practically no money at all, while another may feel insecure with a million dollars in the bank. Your feelings of security or insecurity are due to your emotional programming.

You always have enough to be happy. It's the patterns in your head that make you unhappy.

We always have enough to be happy if we are enjoying what we do have.

Acceptance doesn't mean that you've resigned yourself to live the rest of your life with a particular person, or in a particular situation. It just means that you won't cause yourself emotional discomfort because of the way things are in this moment.

Life is warning you to get rid of an addiction every time you are emotionally uncomfortable in any way.