How important is it really that you feel satisfied right now for 2 minutes, compared to getting yourself free from addiction forever?

How important is it really that you feel satisfied right now for 2 minutes, compared to getting yourself free from addiction forever?

You may not have chosen what is happening to your body, but you can choose how you respond.

For years I was so busy building walls I did not see I was imprisoning myself behind them, and did not recognize this pattern as being addiction. My addictive thinking and behavior became the bars of my cell. Denying feeling empty inside, I constantly looked for new things to acquire, people to be around, substances to take, and new goals to achieve in order to feel better about myself. Over the last four decades I have focused on healing my addictive mind and helping others do the same.

Most likely, when you are upset for any reason, it is rare that you will want to quickly see the real cause of your upset or the solution, but with practice you can begin to ask yourself honestly, is it the person/situation or is it my unforgiving thoughts about this person and the past that are upsetting me?

Freedom, which is an aspect of health, remains impossible as long as we perceive our bodies as a complete definition of ourselves.

Freedom rests on finding the meaning and lessons even in our greatest pain.