The line above has been one of my favorite sayings ever since I got sober in 1991.
Why? Because it summarizes in a short sentence the addict's dilemma.
For years I was ruled by my emotions: mostly frustration and anger. And the way I overcame those things was to bury them with drugs and alcohol. And that worked, of course, until it didn't and my life became a trainwreck.
But stop and think about how many catastrophes we've been through in our lives that later turned out to only be our fear-based thinking. So-called thinking that caused us to make rash decisions based solely upon how we felt at the time.
So, how do we escape these fears and anxieties that cause us to make terrible decisions, feelings that sometimes cause to think that life is really unbearable?
Well, I've found that one way is to pay attention to our thinking and realize that our thoughts most of the time have little basis in reality - especially when it comes to our fears about what might occur in the future.
Another means of escape is to learn to live in this moment. And realize that life is a journey and not a destination where we'll find a life that is without problems.
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But stop and think about how many catastrophes we've been through in our lives that later turned out to only be our fear-based thinking. So-called thinking that caused us to make rash decisions based solely upon how we felt at the time.
So, how do we escape these fears and anxieties that cause us to make terrible decisions, feelings that sometimes cause to think that life is really unbearable?
Well, I've found that one way is to pay attention to our thinking and realize that our thoughts most of the time have little basis in reality - especially when it comes to our fears about what might occur in the future.
Another means of escape is to learn to live in this moment. And realize that life is a journey and not a destination where we'll find a life that is without problems.
Click here to email John
