Why is it so important to face our personal addictions?
The short answer is that they all affect our life in a negative way. For people without a particular addiction it is easy to discuss the health benefits of not having that addiction. We all like to point out why drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, taking illegal drugs is so bad for one’s health, however the real reason for their detrimental influence is much simpler and more universal, it is the same for all addictions no matter what the subject of your addiction is. And this reason is that an addiction stops you from questioning what is really going on; it does not allow one to be fully and constantly aware in one’s Life. Not having this awareness leads you into darkness; it doesn’t allow you to fully appreciate the constantly changing tide of Life’s ocean; it keeps you locked into non-changeable routines which then no longer fit the reality, but which you are unable to question.Addictions cause imbalances.
How can we not be affected deeply by our surroundings and all the happenings in Life?
It isn’t that we should not be affected by it all; it is more that we should learn to incorporate an acceptance within our Lives. Instead of being hero’s, knowing the answers, a bit of vulnerability would serve us well; being as vulnerable as when Making Love. When truly making Love, we put ourselves into a very vulnerable position. Not only do we open ourselves completely physically, but we also put our emotions on the line. We trust the other with every bit of our existence and it is this trust and openness that results in a complete one-ness. If we remove the context of pure Love, we can experience the extreme pain, violation and devastation which accompanies the shell of "Making Love". If the union is not achieved due to the lack of reciprocal input, we witness the pain, embarrassment and anger. If emotions are not reciprocated we are left feeling frustrated, angry and being used. But Making Love is also Life-giving; and what is more, it is the only nourishing environment that can sustain Life.If we want to live, we need to be as open, as vulnerable, as giving, as free, as non-attached, as totally focused on the other(s) as when Making Love. Only the continual awareness of the other’s needs will provide us with a changeable road to never ending happiness. As during Making Love, the rewards for being totally open, totally committed, and totally focused are indescribable, and manifest as never failing health, eternal Life.
We do not need to justify ourselves or our actions; we don’t do, we just are. We are what the moment wants us to be, just as when Making Love. We will change with the moment. We have no desires for ourselves; we only live to serve. In return we achieve Balance, Life without Addictions, and we live in a permanent state of Making Love to the Universe.
Now, go and be.
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