FACE OURSELVES and AVOID ADDICTION!

The BIG CHEESE of ADDICTION -

NOT FACING YOURSELF!

FACING YOURSELF BECOMES THE PROCESS of

SELF - ACCEPTANCE!

---The REASON for all addiction is the inability to face ourselves and our alleged shortcomings. If we feel we are doing better than the others, than we may feel we don’t usually have a problem. Actually, we usually have no trouble taking or sharing in the credit for something deemed good. But when we have to face up to something deemed negative that we may find ourselves associated, This is when our heartaches begin.

---Taking credit is not the problem when something positive is happening. The problem will show itself when we become associated with something negative. The problem is not when we face up to what  went down and honestly admit the part that we played in all of it. The problem is that now we have activated the flight response. Fight or Flight? Instead of facing up to the situation...we want to run. When we run, we basically say or do anything that dissociates us with what went down...even when we are caught red-handed with our hand in the cookie jar. RUNNING FROM REALITY, THEN DENYING IT... IS WHERE THE ADDICTION IS BORN!.

CLICK THOUGHTOON!

---We RUN. Suddenly, we learn we can involve ourselves with being a bit negative and things that takes us from being in the spotlight and NOT feeling as connected as we once did. We even can learn to face looking negative in the eyes of another, but when we realize that someone has been hurt because of something we’ve done...that can be new territory and hard to swallow. We may find ourselves on a road we are not used to. AND/BUT, NOW we have a new tool (drink, drugs or whatever distraction we use to newly keep us from facing ourselves.) It is fast becoming our crutch to help us run, and RUN WE DO. WE ARE STILL RUNNING FROM FACING OURSELVES...BUT, WITH A CRUTCH THAT WILL NEED REPLACING, SOON!

---Looking bad was never the issue, but now it is. A downward spiral has been introduced. We used to easily avoid this but now we say and/or do anything that prevents ourselves from looking bad. Or, at best REALLY BAD! This new cycle has now become our daily routine. We know that it sucks, but our crutch still eases the tension that is at times...the pain. That is when prison as a possibility can come into play. We get off of the stage as soon as possible. We NOW seem to have trouble telling the truth. Saving face and dishonesty are the norm. Folks hide in the shadows, disguising themselves to NOT be recognized for who they are.

---If we STOP RUNNING at anytime...we do ourselves a great favor. I am NOT going to sugarcoat it and say it is always easy! But it is possible. AND, IT IS ALWAYS REWARDING! This is the path that will lead back HOME, again...maybe for the first time

WE ARE ADDICTED TO RUNNING FROM OURSELVES and NOT FACING UP TO WHAT WE DO. WE DO NOT LIKE TO SHINE IN THIS BAD LIGHT! WE WANT TO SHINE IN A GOOD LIGHT! SADLY, WE SAY/DO ALMOST ANYTHING THAT TAKES THE BLAME OFF OF US and PLACES IT ELSEWHERE...IN THIS SITUATION. LEARN TO FACE YOURSELF...IT TRULY IS MUCH EASIER and FAR MORE REWARDING...EVENTUALLY. THIS IS THE PATH TO THE GOLDEN BUDDHA - WITHIN US ALL!

GOLDEN BUDDHA See ''FINDING JOE'' (BELOW)