Addictions
Life requires soothing. The choices we make around how to soothe ourselves are critical. We can choose to soothe ourselves in
ways that enhance our health and our relationships or we can
choose to soothe ourselves in ways that erode our health and
our relationships, eg. Intoxicants such as tobacco, alcohol
and marijuana; or addictive behaviours such as work or
gambling. I support people in making wholesome, life-affirming
choices. When we exorcise a demon such as alcohol, we must
have an angel at the ready to put into that vacant space.
Together, we work out which angel is right for you. For some
it is yoga, for others AA, etc.
For
others it might be as simple as learning how to travel into
the heart of craving without needing to fulfil it.
We can truly come to know ourselves by staying close to
the pain of our most tormenting desires.
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